Dec 22, 2010
Expert Surgeon Nancy Shumeyko ’80 Receives Award and Mentors Students
By Dan Edelen When gynecologic surgeon Nancy Keller Shumeyko ’80 stands before her med students at SUNY-Binghamton Clinical Campus and delivers 23 years…
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.
Nov 29, 2010
Students Will Study Geological and Biological Evolution in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
In the space of about three weeks in January, a group of Lafayette students and faculty will climb volcanoes in the Andean highlands, snorkel with sea…
Oct 29, 2010
Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo Receives USDA Grant to Study Organism that Caused the Irish Potato Famine
Research by Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo on the organism that caused the Irish Potato Famine is being funded as part of a $999,900 “Education in Genomics-Based…
Oct 15, 2010
Brian Selvarajah ’12 Collaborates with Professor James Dearworth to Unravel Mystery of Turtles’ Response to Light
Even in elementary school, Brian Selvarajah ’12 (Kendall Park, N.J.) saw the living world as an unsolved mystery. Now pursuing a B.S. in biology and…
Sep 30, 2010
Spotted on Campus With…Meghan Schlitt ’11
Swimmer and biology major Meghan Schlitt ’11 (Haddonfield, N.J.) sat down and talked about athletics, turtles, and completing an Ironman 70.3-mile triathlon…
Sep 21, 2010
Lipitor Co-Creator Roger Newton ’72 Will Speak about the Value of a Lafayette Education Sept. 24
Roger Newton ’72, the co-creator of the cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor, will visit campus Sept. 24 to discuss his career in the pharmaceutical industry…
Sep 3, 2010
Professor Wayne Leibel Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Cichlid Association
Throughout his career, Professor Wayne Leibel‘s hobbies and scientific interests have often overlapped. Since childhood, Leibel has raised tropical fish…
Aug 31, 2010
Quote by Biology Professor Chuck Holliday Appears in Numerous National Media Outlets
Chuck Holliday, professor of biology, has been quoted in an article about a sighting in Pennsylvania of a rare pink katydid. The article appeared in media…
Aug 19, 2010
Students and Faculty Combine Art, Biology, Neuroscience, and Computer Science for Complex, Beautiful Artworks
Studying art at Lafayette is a lot like training for a triathlon, where not only do you have to run, you also swim and bike, and physical talent isn’t…
Jul 30, 2010
Professor Sharon Jones and Lindsay Weir ’11 Featured in International Educator Magazine
Work by Professor Sharon Jones and Lindsay Weir ’11 and the College’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to develop locally sustainable drinking…