Four Biology majors have been honored by the 2014 Goldwater Scholars Awards Committee. Biology majors Syndi Barish and Andrew Goldfarb have been selected as Goldwater Scholars for 2014, and Biology majors Daniel Chawla and Dylan McClung were selected for honorable mention in this year’s national competition. This may be the first time that TCNJ has had four students… Continue Reading
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Biology Colloquia
Speakers for the Spring 2014 semester’s Biology Colloquium Series have been announced. They are: Dr. Robert Pringle, of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, speaking on “Complex species interactions in savannas and on small islands” (Thursday, 2/13 at 11:30 in P-101); Dr. Roger Hangarter, of the Department of Biology at Indiana University, speaking… Continue Reading
“How to Get Involved in Research” Info Session
If you are interested in learning more about what scientific research is all about (“Why should I do it? What does it involve?”), then come to an Information Session hosted by Tri-Beta and the GradS Club on Wednesday, Nov 20, from 2 – 3 pm in SCP 101. TCNJ faculty and students who have carried… Continue Reading
Rutgers Opportunities Info Session
Rutgers dean Dr. Evelyn Erenrich will be here on Wednesday, Nov 20 at 3 pm in SCP 101 to talk about summer research programs and graduate study opportunities at Rutgers. Also present will be TCNJ alumna and current Rutgers grad student Michelle Sempkowski, and TCNJ participants from the summer RiSE (Research in Science and Engeineering) program… Continue Reading
Erickson lab students take top honors at research symposium
Five independent research students in biology accompanied their mentor Dr. Jeffery Erickson to the 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Saturday October 26. Four of them presented their research posters, and three were recognized at the awards ceremony at the end of… Continue Reading
Upcoming Biology Department Seminar
Dr. Janet Alder, of the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Rutgers University’s RWJ Medical School, will be speaking on Thursday, October 3rd, at 11:30 am in SC-P101. The title of her talk is “Towards Alternate Antidepressant Approaches: Neuropeptide VGF in Animal Models.” After her talk, at 12:30, Dr. Alder will discuss graduate opportunities… Continue Reading
MCAT Test Prep for 2014
Are you planning to take the last current-format MCAT in 2014? The new, longer MCAT will replace the current test in early spring, 2015. Additionally, the TCNJ MCAT prep course will NOT be offered in 2014-2015. If you will be preparing to take the MCAT for admission to medical school, and whether or not you… Continue Reading