Mar 19, 2012
Biology Professor Bob Kurt Works to Unlock the Mysteries of the Immune System
Some say ignorance is bliss. But for Bob Kurt, associate professor of biology, what is not known is a doorway to discovery, especially when unlocking the…
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.
Mar 2, 2012
Students Will Present Research at Annual Meeting of Pa. Academy of Science
Eight biology majors will present research papers with their faculty mentors at the 88th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science March 30-April…
Feb 22, 2012
John Eaton ’48 to be Featured Lecturer on Titanic Centennial Memorial Cruise
By Lori Burke Exactly 100 years after the launch of RMS Titanic, John Eaton ’48, of Cold Spring, N.Y., will offer historical context on the 12-night…
Feb 19, 2012
Spotted on Campus With…Carly Feiro ’12
Carly Feiro ’12 (Mount Vernon, Wash.), a biology major and outfielder on the softball team, discusses her work conserving the environment, research she…
Jan 30, 2012
Ellen Hughes ’13 Coauthors Research Published in Medical Journal
“Medicine and lab work have and will always be passions for me,” says Ellen Hughes ’13. Recently, she got an inside look at both areas—while…
Jan 6, 2012
Beyond Biology: New Health and Life Sciences Initiative Will Prepare Students to Solve Real-World Problems
Tackling complex national and global problems requires knowledge from many different disciplines. No one science can provide a solution; expertise and…
Jan 6, 2012
Students Learn Biology through Problem-Solving in New Interdisciplinary Course
This spring, a new course combining biology and computer science will provide students with ways to build connections between disciplines and new techniques…
Dec 13, 2011
Diane Mitchell Young ’05 Helped Star of Dolphin Tale Recover
For marine biologist Diane Mitchell Young ’05, the 2011 megahit movie Dolphin Tale offers more than just the inspirational story of one real-life dolphin…
Dec 12, 2011
Sharon Smith Donahue ’86 Plays Key Role in NASA’s New Space Telescope
By Tiffany Bentley When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2018 as the successor to Hubble, it will look deeper into space — beyond the reach of…
Nov 29, 2011
Powerful Resources: EXCEL Scholars Program Allows Students to Work on High-Level Faculty Research
The research Tyler Bamford ’12 (Souderton, Pa.) performed through the EXCEL Scholars program has helped him get closer to his goal of one day becoming…