Representative Carter and Southwestern University Announce $1.5 Million Grant from the National Science Foundation
The grant will help attract, retain, and graduate students with high financial need who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend, but Cats Are a Pirate’s First Mate
Meet Southwestern University’s Cat Partners club and its furry, feline family.
COVID Creativity and Communication
Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects.
Keeping an Open Mind: The Opportunities of Remote Learning
Garey Endowed Chair in Chemistry Maha Zewail-Foote publishes an article on how she successfully transformed her biochemistry lab to an online platform.
Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 1: “This Was Only a Matter of Time”
Southwestern microbiologist Martín Gonzalez weighs in on the science of the latest coronavirus.
A Musician’s Approach to Medicine
Chemistry major and cellist Sydney Seavey ’20 shares how she has found harmony in music and the path toward medical school.
It’s Just Not the Same, Part 3
SU faculty get creative in retooling their classes while students face the many difficulties of distance learning during the pandemic.
It’s Just Not the Same, Part 2
SU faculty reflect on the challenges—and some unexpected rewards—of moving their classes online.
The Heart of Research
Phillip Keys ’20, a biochemistry major and biology minor, shares how his high-impact research internship has helped him prepare for medical school.
Southwestern Students Complete Summer Internships at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ana Sanchez ’22, Justin McCormack ’20, Megan Melo ’21, and Madison Delmer ’21 reflect on their hands-on internships in the operating room and in the research lab.
From Chemist to Countertenor
Mauro Garcia ’18 expands his vocal horizons at the Butler Opera Center Young Artist Program.
The Undergraduate Research Experience at Southwestern
Antonio Mendez ’20 discusses how research at Southwestern is unique.
For the Love of Tech
Scott Rocher ’04 and Blithe Casterline Rocher ’05 reflect on their Southwestern Experience.
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.
Patience, Grit, and an Open Mind
Lauren Gillespie ’19 reflects on what it takes to research, present, and publish successfully as a chemistry and computer science double major.
Final Beam Ceremony
Watch special moments from the Final Beam Ceremony including: Jack Garey signing the final beam and a bird’s eye view of the construction.
Alumna Researches the Screening of Hepatitis C in Babies
Alumna Dr. Catherine Chappell ’03 finds that fewer than a third of infants exposed to hepatitis C are later screened to monitor and treat the potentially fatal virus.
Southwestern Officially Breaks Ground on Phase II of Fondren-Jones Science Center
On February 2, 2018, Southwestern University officially broke ground on the second phase of a $37 million-dollar expansion to the Fondren-Jones Science Center. The project is expected to be completed and ready to welcome students in the fall of 2019.
Undergraduate STEM Research Provides Valuable Experience
SCOPE summer research projects teach patience, persistence and effective failure
Southwestern Senior Gains Rare Undergraduate Experience at Menil Collection
Taylor Bailey changes career path from art therapy to art conservation, lands door-opening summer internship opportunity through Southwestern connection.
Southwestern Senior Gains Rare Undergraduate Experience at Menil Collection
Taylor Bailey changes career path from art therapy to art conservation, lands door-opening summer internship opportunity through Southwestern connection.
Students Research Antioxidant Levels in Growing Basil
SCOPE students grow, harvest basil to analyze antioxidant properties as plant matures.
F. Fleming Crim ’69, Medal of Honor
Since 2013, F. Fleming Crim ’69 has been the Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he leads a staff of 160 and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion. MPS supports core research in astronomy, chemistry, physics, material science and mathematics; in his role, Crim oversees policy decisions for some of the most fundamental and creative science efforts in the United States.
Patrick Flanigan
Patrick Flanigan, sees himself as a mad scientist and considering his biochemistry major, as well as all he was involved in at Southwestern, one can see why. Patrick was an undergraduate researcher and chemistry tutor, a resident assistant, captain of the swim team , a healthcare volunteer, and a lifeguard.