Stevenson University Biology

Kim
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Biology senior Kim Schaffer is shown here outside her internship site, a Patient First urgent care center in Perry Hall, Maryland. Kim is rotating through all units at the center, including the front office, triage, medical assistant, nursing, physician and physician assistant, and the clinical laboratory. In all of [...]

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Freshman Seminar and the FOCUS program
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Biology and biotechnology freshmen recently took part in a self discovery activity in the Science and Math Freshman Seminar. Career Services staff came and discussed the FOCUS program, an on-line survey that helps students identify their major personality types and suggests careers that might be [...]

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Middle school girls had the opportunity to meet female science professionals and engage in hands-on activities illustrating science careers in the Second Annual Expanding Your Horizons event at Stevenson University on October 3rd. Several biology faculty members and students participated as presenters and volunteers. Here, the girls [...]

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John and Zach
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Biology major John Amoroso is completing his senior capstone research in the laboratory of Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum at the University of Maryland Medical School. John is studying neuronal activity during learning processes in rats. He’s currently spending much of his time making microelectrodes which he [...]

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Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Despite the rain and cold, the Tri-Beta Honor Society had a great time at VillaFest, SU’s homecoming weekend festival. The group served hand-dipped caramel apples (red and green apples, matching the society’s colors) to an eager crowd of cold field hockey fans as they came inside to [...]

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Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

The Nu Sigma chapter of Beta Beta Beta at Stevenson University inducted 28 new members at a ceremony on October 13, 2009. Seven of the newly inducted members are associate members who were installed as charter members last spring, and have now been promoted to regular membership. Congratulations to all!

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For her senior research capstone, biology major Kristyna Hnizda (shown on the left) is working at Johns Hopkins University in the laboratory of Dr. David Ryugo in the Department of Otolaryngology. Kristyna is working to map neurons in the brain that are related to hearing and [...]

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Medical Technology students in the physiological chemistry course recently accompanied their instructor, Ms. Sandy Macon, to the World Stem Cell Summit held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The students spent the day listening to talks and viewing posters by leading stem cell experts, and were exposed [...]

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General Biology I students refreshed their microscope skills and learned new ones at the beginning of the semester. The students practiced using the microscope to observe various organisms and their own cheek cells. They’ll use these skills later in the course as they start work on independent projects of their [...]

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The Nu Sigma chapter of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society was installed at SU in April, and has begun planning activities for this year. The officers, shown here from left to right, are Melissa Shultz (Vice President), Heather Hanley (Historian), Chelsea Eldreth (Secretary), John Amoroso (President), [...]

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