ALTOONA, Pa. - Penn State Altoona's Spotlight on Teaching and Research (STAR) lecture series continues with a presentation by Professor of Biology Ed Levri and students Nicole Flanders and Gavin Suter. The event is free and open to the public.

The trio will talk about the research collaboration process at the college and its outcomes in a presentation titled "The Invasive New Zealand mud snail in the eastern U.S." The lecture will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 12:05 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center.

The STAR series spotlights how faculty research influences teaching and vice versa. The series is sponsored by Penn State Altoona's Office of Academic Affairs and Student Pathways to Undergraduate Research (SPUR).