Jul 19, 2016
Impacting the World
Explaining the significance of studies by the National Institutes of Health related to heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders rests on the shoulders of…
Biology
Our biology majors enjoy small classes and laboratory sections, even in General Biology. Our professors are committed to teaching and undergraduate research, and about half of our majors perform individual lab research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors. Many of these result in published scientific papers with students as co-authors and/or public presentations at state and national scientific meetings.
Jul 7, 2016
Talking H2O with Michelle Baker ’92
Professor of biology at Utah State University since 1999, Michelle Baker ’92 has received a 2015 Utah Governor’s Medal for Excellence in Science and…
Jun 21, 2016
Finding Friendships and Insights
Kofi Boateng ’16 learns about himself through work with seniors. His service-learning project is the capstone course for his minor in aging studies.…
May 5, 2016
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 138 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…
Apr 22, 2016
Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Seventeen students presented their findings at the 30th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 7-9 at University of North Carolina…
Apr 12, 2016
Student Researchers Strike Goldwater
In March, Stavros Kariofillis ’17 checked the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program website practically every day. He kept…
Apr 5, 2016
The Students become the Teachers
Michael Galperin ’16 (Warminster, Pa.) was on his way to dinner in Miami one evening during spring break when he got the email. Nearly a thousand miles…
May 28, 2015
Three Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Biology graduate Maria Liberti ’13 caught the research bug in high school when she conducted her first independent project testing the effectiveness…
May 23, 2015
Pepper Prize Winner Cory Spera ’15 Gives Farewell Speech
Cory Spera ’15 delivered farewell remarks for the Class of 2015 during the 180th Commencement May 23, and in Lafayette tradition, presented the sword…
May 12, 2015
Students Honored for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored 129 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 3 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes recognized…