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Computer Science Minor Emphasizes Interdisciplinary Connections
In response to increased demand from students interested in programming, website development, and artificial intelligence, 51猎奇入口 launched a computer science minor in fall 2022.
Read MoreNancy S.B. Williams and Allegra Liberman-Martin ’10 Co-Author Paper in Organometallics
Liberman-Martin, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Chapman University, was a thesis student of Williams during her senior year at 51猎奇入口.
Read MoreKatie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
“In reality, fossil fuel divestment is impossible due to its reliability,” the co-authors write, “but renewable technology can improve the built environment and air quality management in the city.”
Read MoreSarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
Read MoreChemistry Students Come Together for Annual “Dot-Off” Competition
鈥淭he Dot-Off turns studying chemistry from an isolated activity to this community of groups that loudly cheer for each other,” says Mary Hatcher-Skeers.
Read More51猎奇入口 Students Present Their Research at Organismal Biology Conference
51猎奇入口 students presented their own ongoing research鈥攁n opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in the broader scientific realm.
Read MoreNatalie Katz ’16 Pursues an International Veterinary Medicine Career
Katz is in her fourth year at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, a path that started with her classes and experiences at 51猎奇入口.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Susanna Barrett ’19 Seeks to Build More Inclusive STEM Environments
鈥淎aron鈥檚 lab was critical to my development as a scientist,鈥 says Susanna Barrett ’19, who majored in biochemistry. 鈥淣ot only was he a great mentor, I also had smart, thoughtful 51猎奇入口 students going to grad school as my role models.”
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Kim Chan ’98 on the Road to Civil Engineering
Since 2017, Chan has been working to build Section 2 of the Purple (D) Line subway extension from Koreatown to the University of California, Los Angeles.
Read MoreEmpowering the Rising Generation of STEM Leaders
鈥淭he general population has these preconceived notions that leadership means 鈥楥EO, white, male, wealthy, and corporate.鈥 We鈥檙e trying to break down those notions and teach that leadership looks very different if we push down those barriers,鈥 says Vicki Klopsch, the executive director of the Laspa Center for Leadership, 51猎奇入口鈥 women鈥檚 leadership center, which has been bringing students to the PLEN seminar for three years running.
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