Major Infatuation: Biophysics
Spring 2016Students tell us why they love their major, in three sentences or less.
Syllabus: Seeing Stars
Spring 2016Not every Nobel laureate chooses to teach an entry-level science course that includes freshmen, but...
Major Infatuation: Mathematics
Fall 2015Students tell us why they love their major, in three sentences or less.
James Keiler '17: Unlocking Parkinson's Disease
Spring 2015Neuroscience major James Keiler's lab is using gene knockout to try to isolate the protein...
William Cunningham '16 and Alexander Delavega '16: Rocket to the 14th Century
Spring 2015Two physics majors are designing and reconstructing a Ming Dynasty rocket mentioned in 14th-century Chinese...
Ahmed Elsayyad '15: Rethinking Clinical Trials
Spring 2015Ahmed Elsayyad is investigating the ethical implications of an alternative way to get consent for...
Katrina Rios '15: Improving Dialysis Experience
Spring 2015Katrina Rios is conducting a pilot study on mental health improvements through activity-based learning in...
Eric Ryberg '15: Rock On
Fall 2014Eric Ryberg is working in the Stable Isotope Lab to establish a new method for...
Victoria Huang '15: The Secret Life of Genes
Fall 2014Victoria Huang's research is on a method of curative gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy,...
Clear Thinking About Brain Injuries
Fall 2014Linda Gorman's upper-level undergraduate course Brain Injury and Recovery of Function is designed to keep...
Kelly Lampayan ’15: Starry-eyed
Fall 2014Kelly Lampayan is studying a large sample of galaxies that are known to host radio-quiet...
Jordan Hoffman '14: The Secret Lives of Proteins
Spring 2014Jordan Hoffman’s project focuses on protein folding and protein energetics.