News at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»
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Published:A new sustainability director, a campuswide STARS assessment and two programs launching in Fall 2027 signal Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s growing commitment to a greener campus.
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Published:Andrea Ward, PhD, vice provost for research and libraries, and Master of Science in Biology student Laura Fisher are studying the effectiveness of a new eel ladder design in the Mill River watershed on Long Island.
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Published:From aquariums to courtrooms to emergency rooms, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» biology graduates are building careers in a variety of fields.
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Hira Javed ’16, MS ’18, JD
CategoriesPublished:Hira Javed ’16, MS ’18, JD, built the intellectual foundation for a wide-ranging legal career at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», where her studies in languages, literatures and cultures and biology encouraged her to stay curious and approach problems from different perspectives.
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Lawrence Hobbie, PhD, professor of biology, shares how Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» is helping new students.
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Published:When choosing to study abroad, most college students head to Europe. But 13 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» students, who opted to explore Australia’s coral reefs, rainforests and dynamic culture, had the experience of a lifetime.
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At a Journey’s End, the Undergraduate Class of 2026 Heads Into the Future With Optimism
CategoriesPublished:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»'s 130th Commencement on May 21, 2026, saw 1,165 students, ranging in age from 19 to 59, receive bachelor’s degrees.
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Michael D’Emic, PhD, paleontologist and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» professor of biology, shares his expertise in this story about fossil conditions.
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A discovery by Michael D’Emic, PhD, paleontologist and professor of biology at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», is mentioned in this story about a dinosaur size theory.
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Published:As a consultant on the hit television show's 2025 season, assistant professor of biology Kaiya Provost, PhD, played a vital role by teaching cast members to mimic the birdcalls that helped solve the mysterious death of the Arconia apartment building's doorman.
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Published:How do birds make parenting decisions? An Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» faculty member is conducting fascinating research to understand the complexities of the avian parent and child relationship.
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Published:An Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» professor uses machine learning to analyze 20,000 syllables of White-crowned Sparrow song.
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Published:The variety and sophistication of paid research projects undertaken by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» students this summer reflects the University's emphasis on undergraduate research.
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Published:An educational experience abroad is an invaluable one, and no one understands that better than Anastasia Dakis ’22. She spent seven days performing optometry services in Senegal, a country in West Africa.
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Published:Kaiya Provost, PhD, and K.C. Rondello, MD, discuss the risks of bird flu to area birds, pets and humans—and how Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» is safeguarding our campus.
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Published:It all started in 2021—the (STEM)2 Network, funded by a $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation, set out to support faculty in transforming undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education from within.
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Published:Students in theater, political science, computer science and biochemistry expanded their horizons by working in a Broadway theater or a public relations defense firm, competing in a NASA competition, or collaborating on research at a university in Poland.
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Published:Internships are a foundation of an Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» education and one of the best ways students can prepare for careers. From shadowing surgical technicians at an eye bank to researching nanotechnology in Poland, our students spent the summer of 2024 having extraordinary internship experiences.
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Published:Kyana Gordon ’24 was turned away from doing research at her high school. Now, after two years in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» biology labs, she's off to conduct epidemiological research in Jamaica as a Fulbright Scholar. Meet her and three other winners of prestigious national academic awards.
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Published:Melina Giakoumis '11, PhD, a conservation biologist, science communicator and mother who advocates for women in STEM, is building an app for citizen scientists to help track—and protect—declining Asterias sea stars.
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Published:Meet two students in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s highly selective—but life-changing—Early Assurance Program. One was able to start dentistry school at just 20 years old, while the other will already be a medical resident at 24—four years earlier than average.
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Published:MS student Samuel Sey spent the summer conducting research as one of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s competitive Jaggar Community Fellows. Unique to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», Jaggar internships advance student careers with paid internships while supporting important nonprofit missions.
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Published:The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education has awarded Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» and Principal Investigator Andrea Ward, PhD, associate provost for research and special projects, a $2.49 million grant for the “Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program.â€�
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Published:The latest research on how sauropod dinosaurs reached their massive sizes, authored by Michael D’Emic, PhD, associate professor of biology, has overturned decades of thinking on the topic. His groundbreaking research has been covered globally and will appear in Scientific American in September.
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Published:A rising senior conducting research on retinal imaging; a trilingual future speech-language pathologist; and a doctoral student who brought social work to an orphanage in Kenya—our three Fulbright Scholars share their stories.
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Dr. Foellmer shared his expertise in a video produced by the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter. He explained that healthy wetlands protect property and surrounding areas by absorbing flood water from storms such as Superstorm Sandy.
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Science classes at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» often incorporate field study. The marine biology class taught by Aaren Freemen, Ph.D., virtually revolves around it, engaging in what Dr. Freeman calls "boots in the mud type of work."