For over 20 years, Andrew Smith, Dana professor in the Department of Biology at Ithaca College, has been researching the Arion subfuscus , an invasive species of slug originally from Northwest Europe that is now commonly found in Ithaca and across most of Eastern North America. His research has been featured as the cover article of issue 24 of the scientific journal Soft Matter.

Andy Smith, Ithaca College professor and chair of the Department of Biology, stepped into the national media spotlight last month for his research on slugs that produce a glue that may eventually replace surgical stitches.