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Molecular Genetics major awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Gabrielle Cruz, a junior from Fredonia majoring in Molecular Genetics, is one of just over 400 students nationwide chosen to receive a $7,500 Goldwater Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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.
Zainab Ahmed named Honors Student for October
Zainab Ahmed, a junior from Lahore, Pakistan, majoring in Molecular Genetics, was nominated by Department of English Associate Professor Iclal Vanwesenbeeck for the October Honors Student of the Month award.
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.
Biology professor Lee, alumni keep Fredonia connected to Honduras medical brigades
Fredonia students were not able to staff medical brigades in Honduras during the semester break, but the university’s connection to the Central American country remains intact even during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to Department of Biology Department Chair and Professor Ted Lee and four alumni.
Learn all about Biology opportunities at informal reception
Students can get an inside track on research projects, upper-level course electives and other learning opportunities in the Department of Biology at an informal gathering on Friday, Feb. 18.
Senior, biology prof co-author research article in cancer journal
Senior Samantha Reed, who has majors in Molecular Genetics and Medical Technology, is a co-author, along with Department of Biology Assistant Professor Nicholas Quintyne, of “Keep Calm and Carry on with Extra Centrosomes,” a review article published in the online journal Cancers 2022.
Driscoll receives R.A. award for October
Emilia Driscoll, a junior majoring in Molecular Genetics and Biology, with a minor in Chemistry, from Corning, has been named R.A. of the Month for October by Residence Life.