Quick Hits
![Sen Xu](../../_images/stories/global-sen-xu.png)
Sen Xu, assistant professor of biology, received a NSF Faculty Early Career Development award to investigate how the process of recombination in sexual organisms is modified by genetic variants and through interaction with environmental changes.
![Luke Frishkoff](../../_images/stories/global-luke-frishkoff.png)
The National Science Foundation awarded Luke Frishkoff, assistant professor of biology, a $1.1 million grant to study the ecological niches of anole lizard species in the Caribbean islands.
![solar-induced phenomena](../../_images/stories/global-solar.png)
Physics Distinguished Professor Yue Deng, Assistant Professor Daniel Welling, and Research Engineer Scientist Cheng Sheng are using a NASA grant to look at the impact of solar-induced phenomena on our electrical power grids.