Members of the lab of Associate Professor of Biology Rebecca Lyczak attended the Mid-Atlantic Developmental Biology Conference April 19-21 in Williamsburg, Va. Read More
Lab Students Attend Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference
Tag Archives: Biology
Science Students Present at Chemists Convention
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Biology majors traveled with chemistry faculty to Lebanon Valley College to present their research at the 77th annual Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention April 13. Read More
Student First Member of BCMB Honor Society
Grace Soloff was elected as Ursinus’ first member of Chi Omega Lambda, the National Honor Society for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Grace, of Collegeville, Pa., was one of 16 students elected nationwide.
Biology Major Earns Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has awarded a Goldwater Scholarship to Ursinus College junior Dominic Castanzo, a Biology major with a minor in Biostatistics. Read More
Bio and BCMB Students Cap Lab Experience with Visit
Students in Structural Biology, a course taught by Dr. Rebecca Roberts, have spent the last four weeks growing crystals made out of proteins. Read More
Science and Wildlife Writer Conniff to Speak
Award-winning author Richard Conniff will speak at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. Read More
Bio 320 Winter Study in Costa Rica
Ursinus students have embarked on a biannual field study of the tropical ecosystems of Costa Rica. Accompanied by Biology faculty Robert Dawley and Ellen Dawley, they study four ecosystems in 18 days. Read More
Dr. Peter Salk Brings Message of Courage in Science
Scientist Peter L. Salk M.D. introduced a film about the polio vaccine his father, Dr. Jonas Salk, developed during a Jan. 16 talk in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center. The talk and screening of the documentary film, “The Shot Felt ‘Round the World,” was attended by community members and the student Fellows of the Center for Science and Common Good. Read More
Pulitzer-winning Journalist To Speak in Lenfest
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Vitez will speak in the Lenfest Theater, Kaleidoscope Performing Arts center, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
Professor and Student Tackle Dangers of BPA in New Book
Associate Professor of Biology Rebecca Roberts and John Dao, a senior Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major, have contributed to a book titled “Liberation Science: Putting Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice.” Read More