Biology
News & Events
Read below for information on special events, faculty-student collaborations, curriculum changes & alumni success.
Biology News
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Southwestern Students Complete Summer Internships at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ana Sanchez ’22, Justin McCormack ’20, and Megan Melo ’21 reflect on their hands-on internships in the operating room and in the research lab.
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What’s in Your Water?
Southwestern students Scout Gockel ’22 and Nicole Rajtak ’22 study water quality in the San Gabriel River.
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Student researchers present work at Society for Freshwater Science Meeting
Shellsea Miller and Lauren Muskara, both class of 2020, presented their undergraduate research at a national scientific meeting.
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The Undergraduate Research Experience at Southwestern
Antonio Mendez ’20 discusses how research at Southwestern is unique.
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Southwestern Undergrads Study Cardiovascular Medicine at UTHealth
Dr. Eyal Porat P’21 coordinates summer internships for SU students.
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Southwestern University Establishes the Jack and Camille Garey School of Natural Sciences
The new school advances research and learning in science and mathematics fields within the context of the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
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The Science and Art of Salamanders
Kira McEntire ’13 explores creative expression while teaching and researching wildlife biology.
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Looking out for the Community
Inspired by a service trip to Honduras during one eye-opening spring break, Megan Schubert Leese ’01 now champions public health.
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SU Alumna Reflects on Newly Published Paper on Threatened Salamanders
Professor of Biology Ben Pierce and former Southwestern students Areli Gutierrez (now Flannery) ’15 and Samuel Guess ’17 published an article titled “Within-Spring Movement of the Georgetown Salamander (Eurycea naufragia)” in the August 2018 issue of Herpetological Conservation and Biology.