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…
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, 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…
Nov 29, 2011
Anna Edlund Finds Surprising Ways to Get Students Excited about Biology
It’s hard not to get excited about science when in the company of Anna Edlund, assistant professor of biology, whose passion for the study of sperm,…
Nov 10, 2011
Danielle Sobol ’12 Finds the Connections Between Art and Science
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Danielle Sobol ’12 is concerned with liminalities. “A liminality is an in-between state. A liminal being could be an adolescent…
Nov 8, 2011
As a DAAD Young Ambassador, Laura Goldberg ’12 Combines Her Passions for German and Biology
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Laura Goldberg ’12 (Skillman, N.J.) is passionate about German and biology, and she can trace both of those passions back to…
Nov 7, 2011
Spotted on Campus With … Carolyn Cabrey ’12
Field hockey co-captain Carolyn Cabrey ’12 (North Wales, Pa.) discusses the hands-on nature of biology, the importance of being organized, and having…
Oct 25, 2011
Spotted on Campus With … Zach Winthrop ’13
A biology major and defender on the men’s soccer team, Zach Winthrop ’13 (Philadelphia, Pa.) discusses the effectiveness of insecticides, the importance…
Oct 14, 2011
Professor Megan Rothenberger ’02 Helps Students Make ‘Cool’ Discoveries in Outdoor Labs
Some professors might be alarmed if they saw college students running toward them with a dripping net filled with slimy creatures, but not Megan Rothenberger…
Sep 6, 2011
Students Learn from World-Class Scholars though Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
Each semester, the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series in the Life Sciences brings six world-class scholars to campus to speak on a subject in their field…
Aug 31, 2011
Environmental Scientists: Mellon Scholars Program Provides Students with Hands-on Experiences Locally and Abroad
There are worse places to spend the summer break than on a Caribbean island. Brooke Kohler ’13 and Jephord English ’12 spent part of their summer on…