Travis Hagey’s lab

Science Night at the Museums 2026

Science Night at the Museums 2026

This weekend was Mississippi State University's 2026 Science Night at the Museums! Many different groups have science themed activities for the public to check out. I brought two MUW students (Kane Petty and Zarin Raya) along with Dr. Onyeagucha. We had a variety of...

New Hope STEAM night

New Hope STEAM night

This February we participated in the annual STEAM night at New Hope Middle School. Three MUW undergraduates, Brooklyn Ward, Kane Petty, and Maddie Guerin helped share biology themed activities with children and parents that stopped by our booth. We also had help from...

SICB 2026

SICB 2026

This was an exciting year for the SICB conference. I brought three MUW undergraduates to Portland, OR. One student, Maddie Guerin, presented a poster on a long term project in my lab, looking at ontogenetic changes in toe pad morphology and performance in crested...

LSU Shreveport visit

LSU Shreveport visit

In October, I brought two students, Maddie Guerin and Kane Petty, to visit Dr. Stu Nielsen's gecko lab at LSU Shreveport. We got to check out his live animal breeding facility, and measure a handful of live geckos.     and help preserve specimens!     ...

Halloween 2025

Halloween 2025

This year the MUW science and math department held a halloween costume contest! There were lots of great costumes. I dressed up as a tenured professor. Bio major Maddie Guerin dressed up as another faculty in the department and won second...