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Record number of Fredonia graduates accepted into medical schools
An all-time high 16 alumni of SUNY Fredonia – half of them members of the Class of 2023 – will matriculate to medical, dental, optometry and veterinary schools and physician assistant programs this fall.
Alumni panel to discuss careers in biotechnology
The departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Biology will present “Careers in Biotechnology and Drug Discovery,” a panel discussion with Drs. Jason Gestwicki, Jeffery Kelly and H. Michael Petrassi, at the Kelly Family Auditorium, Science Center Room 105, on Friday, May 12.
Students bound for health professional schools to speak on panel
Students who have already been accepted to or plan to attend health professional schools after receiving their degrees will explore topics related to enrolling at these schools at a panel discussion in Science Center Room 126 on Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m.
Marletta campus talk to show how independent research projects can connect
Dr. Michael Marletta, a ’73 SUNY Fredonia graduate and Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, will give a presentation, “The Path from Making a Biofuel to Rice Blast Disease,” at the Science Center’s Kelly Family Auditorium Room 105 on Thursday, May 4, at 5 p.m.
SUNY Fredonia alumnus receives prestigious Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Dr. Jeffery W. Kelly, ’82, is one of a trio of scientists awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry by the Wolf Foundation.
STEM courses on the rise in Honors curriculum
There are more Honors courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics than ever before at SUNY Fredonia – a far cry from the Spring 2016 semester, when Honors courses in STEM disciplines were mostly limited to College Core Curriculum General Education.
STEM T-shirt Day draws big turnout
There was a sea of gray, so to speak, throughout the Fredonia Science Complex on STEM T-Shirt Day on Nov. 1, with students and faculty wearing STEM T-shirts adorned with their own designs and messages based on their areas of study.
STEM students primed to unite on STEM T-shirt Tuesday
What is STEM T-shirt Tuesday? It’s a day – Tuesday, Nov. 1 – for science students and faculty, along with staff and administrators, to wear a STEM-themed shirt for a day.
Alumni to discuss medical/dental schools, careers with students
A record number of science graduates of SUNY Fredonia will return to campus to participate in the Health Professions Alumni Panel to discuss their careers and life in medical and dental school, on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Science Center’s Kelly Family Auditorium.
Olrogg named Honors Student of the Month for May
Sadie Olrogg, a junior from Springville majoring in Chemistry, has been named the May 2022 Honors Student of the Month.