WKU Biology Faculty Member Receives Research Award

April 03, 2008

Bowling Green, Ky. - Dr. Michael Stokes, associate professor of biology at Western Kentucky University, has received the 2008 Special Research Award from the Kentucky Academy of Science.

KAS has awarded WKU a $9,891 grant in support of Dr. Stokes’ research proposal titled “Termitaria: Engineering Biodiversity in Semiarid Lands.” Dr. Stokes and his students will be conducting research into the poorly-described ecology of small animals in East Africa.

The KAS Special Research Award is awarded to faculty at Kentucky higher education institutions, public or private, involved in undergraduate education. Proposals are reviewed by a KAS panel and evaluated according to established criteria. The criteria includes significance of the proposed project within the context of the subfield of the proposed work, feasibility of the project, and measurable goals that can be assessed to verify progress of the investigation. Priority is given to research involving undergraduate students.

The Kentucky Academy of Science (www.kyscience.org) is a non-profit organization whose goals are to encourage scientific research, promote the diffusion of scientific knowledge, and unify the scientific interests of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Established in 1914, the Academy is an Affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Academies of Science.
               
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For information, contact Jeanne Harris, KAS executive director, at (859) 227-2837 or Michael Stokes at (270) 745-6009.