Posted on May 20, 2010 by mcphail
Life science students who will be responsible for solving the global challenges of tomorrow need an innovative educational experience to keep pace with advancing technology that can generate massive amounts of data. The ‘culture of discovery’ at a research university can help transform undergraduate education in the sciences. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded [...]
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Posted on April 19, 2010 by mcphail
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University student suspects altered thyroid activity could be the cause of nearsightedness and farsightedness and has won an award to support her research. Zeran Li, an undergraduate student in biological sciences, has won a Grant-in-Aid award from Sigma Xi, an international honor society of research scientists and engineers, to [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin
The Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee (BSAAC) met March 25-27. The theme “Students, Faculty and BSAAC Forging a New Future” engaged students from the sophomore seminar course BIOL 293
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Posted on March 23, 2010 by mcphail
“New award to support research on the redirection of protein trafficking by a bacterial pathogen”
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Posted on March 8, 2010 by mcphail
Arthur Rosen, professor of biological sciences at Purdue University, has been invited to participate in an international conference
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Posted on March 5, 2010 by mcphail
Reid J. Leonard, Ph.D., Merck & Co., Inc., Executive Director, Licensing & External Research takes a moment to visit with Dr. Pak. Reid was on campus to speak about careers in Biology to the BIOL 293 Sophomore Class.
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by admin
Dr. Richard Harris, PhD (BS ’92) spoke recently with students in the sophomore seminar course BIOL 293, Planning Your Future in Biology, taught by Professor Richard Kuhn, Department Head and Kathleen Weller, Academic Advisor.
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by mcphail
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University officials on Tuesday (Feb. 2) announced three finalist candidates for the position of executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin
Dr. A. Wendell Musser, M.D. (BS 1952) completed his medical and postgraduate medical education at Indiana University in 1956 and residency training in 1961. He passed his board in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
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Posted on January 15, 2010 by admin
Society faces a number of grand challenges including a need for new energy sources, more effective and economical healthcare solutions, and environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies. The life science students who will be responsible for solving the global challenges of tomorrow need a different type of education today.
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