Laura Louon (Biology '11) receives a grant to support her research with Leann...
Laura Louon receives funding for her honors research,"Movement Behavior in the Eastern Chipmunk" Fall Recipient of the H&S Educational Grant Initiative Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research to support...
View ArticleTwo Students Received H&S Funding for Research: Fall 2011
Rosemary Scavotto (Susan Swensen) research supplies for her project entitled, "The Effects of Vegetation Type on Soil Microbial Diversity".
View ArticleRobert Griffin-Nolan receives a scholarship
The Flo and Jack Bernard Scholarship has been awarded to Robert for this academic year. This award recognizes him for his success in academics and plants to purse an advanced degree in science other...
View ArticleNathaniel Heldt (Biochemistry '12) Received the Larry Metzger, M.S. '87,...
Congratulations, Nathaniel Heldt, for being selected in 2011-12. Awarded to rising junior or senior majoring in biology, biochemistry, or chemistry with demonstrated significant financial need. The...
View ArticlePeter Melcher's Students Succeed at a Conference
2012 Botanical Society of America Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. July 2012. Robert Griffin-Nolan (biology student), wins the prestigious LICOR prize for best LICOR poster presentation in the physiological...
View ArticleTwo Seniors Receive Research Funding for Fall 2012
H&S Educational Grant Initative Recipients: Abby Finley (Biology '13) support her senior research project on water mites. Supervised by Bruce Smith and Dave Gondek. Dave is the interim...
View ArticleCongratulations, Nicole Belko (Biology '14)!
Nicole is the Fall 2012 Recipient of the Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award. The award is to be used for assistance with preparation for the required standardized exams associated with admittance to...
View ArticleJosh Messinger (Bioc '14) receives funding for research
Josh Messinger (Bioc '14) has received funding to support his project, "Evaluation of Recombination across Chlamydia Species". The research will be conducted under the supervision of Dave Gondek....
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Congratulations to this year's BBB inductees:
Tri-Beta: Spring 2013 Lucas Barradas Ruby Benn Sarah Casola Daniel Cimino Charles De-Ganga Holland Garbacz Robert Griffin-Nolan Jaqueline Hetterich Caitlin Ludington Ene Morgan Charlin Pereira Emily...
View Article2012-2013 Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership...
The Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership recognizes juniors and seniors who excel academically, perform service to the College community and nation, and represent an exemplary...
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James J. Whalen Symposium Presenters and Winners!
The James J. Whalen Academic Symposium was conceived of as an event celebrating student research and creative activity at Ithaca College. The 16th annual Symposium upheld the tradition of the event,...
View ArticleAndrew Becker (Biochemistry '14)
Andrew is the recent recipient of the Jason Dickens Memorial Book Award. Andrew began at IC as a Biology major. During his sophomore year he changed to Biochemistry and is currently a senior whom is...
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Robert Nichols (Biochemistry '14) accepted to the Amgen Scholars Summer...
An Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology This research program is a national program to increase research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the...
View ArticleSadie Schlabach, Biology '15, Receives Internship
Sadie Schlabach, Biology '15, received a Dana Internship to conduct summer research in Ian Wood's lab.
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NCUR presenters
Five students traveled to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. April 2013. View the full details here. Michael Armstrong (Leann Kanda) Oral Presentation. HAMSTER HOME DECOR: AN EXAMINATION OF NEST...
View ArticleESCS: TWO department award winners among the 4 presenters!
The 67th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College Adrienne Antonson, Biology ’13 (Bruce Smith), “Is there preferential orientation to vertically or horizontally polarized light by...
View ArticleHaley Coleman (Biology 14) received research support
Haley Coleman (Biology ’14) received research support from the H&S Dean's Office for her project, “The Role of CART in arousal behaviors in larval zebrafish" under the supervision of Ian Woods. I...
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Andrew Becker, Biochemistry '13, announced as the current The John Bernard...
Andrew is among the 2013 Phi Kappa Phi Presidential Scholar Award Winners. The awards are made to students achieving the highest level of academic performance combined with exceptional depth and...
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Elitsa Stoyanova (Biochemistry 14) received a BBB Research Scholarship
Elitsa Stoyanova (Biochemistry ’14) received a BBB Research Scholarship for her research project, “In vivo tracking of CART neuropeptide dynamics in Danio rerio”. The results of the research will be...
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Sigma Xi Inductees
2014 Biology /Biochemistry Inductees Haley Coleman, Biology Alisha Linton, Biology Joshua Messinger, Biochemistry Emily Powers, Biochemistry Sarah Rabice, Biochemistry Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research...
View ArticleCongratulations, H&S Scholarship Recipients!
2014-15 recipients from our department include: NM Morris Family Foundation Scholarship: Ruby Benn, bioc ‘15 Siera Rosen, bioc ‘16 George A. Gonzales-Gallardo ’79 Scholarship: KathyAnn Lee, biol ‘15...
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Andrew Becker selected as Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Recipient
Congratulations, Andrew and good luck! The Ithaca College Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi invites outstanding seniors to apply for selection as the Chapter’s candidate for one of the...
View ArticleCongratulations, Colleeen Feeney!
Colleen is among the recipients of the Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award. Over the past few years, she has shadowed several doctors from different specialties to get a firsthand look at the variety...
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Congratulations to the newest Phi Kappa Phi members!
Among the 146 Ithaca College students, the following were added to the chapter membership: Colleen Feeney, Biology ‘16 Cailin Harro, Biology ‘16 Anna...
View ArticleDr. James D. Albert 78 and Bette Ann Sacks Albert 80 Scholarships: 2015-16
Dr. James D. Albert ’78 and Bette Ann Sacks Albert ’80 Scholarship: Awarded to a student who is planning to pursue a career as an allopathic physician and who has demonstrated a financial need. Colleen...
View ArticleH&S Endowed Scholarship Recipients: 2015-16
Congratulations! NM Morris Family Foundation Scholarship: Awarded to a student majoring in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, or physics, with demonstrated financial need. Megan Wirth, biochemistry '17...
View ArticleSigma Xi Inductees 2015
Congratulations to the newest Sigma Xi Inductees! Dave Gondek, Assistant Professor Katie Luckett, Biochemistry Reyal Hoxie, Biochemistry Jaime Lisack, Biochemistry Lauren Ryan, Biochemistry
View ArticleKatie Luckett (Biochemistry '16) Received a National Travel Award
Katie Luckett (Biochemistry '16) received a travel award from the Faculty for Undergraduate Education (FUN) to attend the Society for Neuroscience meetings with Jean Hardwick this fall in Chicago, IL....
View ArticleErika Bucior Received the Fulbright Award!
Erika Bucior, Receives Fulbright Award for 2017-18 Environmental Studies senior Erika Bucior was awarded a Fulbright to spend the 2016-17 academic year studying an invasive plant species in Tinidad and...
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New Inductees into Sigma Xi
Congratulations to our our students and faculty member for this year's induction to Sigma Xi! Emily Conklin Siera Rosen Erika Bucior Cynthia Becker As well as Dr. Te-Wen Lo.
View ArticleDallas Fonseca continues summer research at the UT-Dallas
Dallas Fonseca (Bioc ’18) (Advisor, Te-Wen Lo). Conduct research in a lab at UT-Dallas for the summer of 2016. Partial funding was provided by the Thomas J. '02 and David C. '05 Metzger Undergraduate...
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Colette Piasecki-Masters Received a PreHealth Award!
Congratulations, Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award Recipient! Colette Piasecki-Masters, Biology, Honors Program (2018) “My passion for medicine was ignited when I began my biology curriculum and joined...
View ArticleEva Chebishev ('19) received a prestigious summer research award!
Great news regarding a summer research fellowship for Eva Chebishev in Biology!! She has received a prestigious summer research funding award from the 2017 ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship...
View ArticleSummer '17 Scholars in Biology!
2017 H&S Summer Scholars and Dana Interns in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences The H&S Summer Scholars Program for projects in the creative arts, humanities, social sciences, and math is a...
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Cailin Harro ('17) one of the H&S Dean's Award Recipients!
On Friday, May 5, the School of Humanities and Sciences recognized a select group of students for outstanding academic achievement in the 2016-17 academic year. The Dean's Award is granted annually to...
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Cailin Harro '17 -- Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship Award
As featured in Intercom, the Ithaca College chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased and proud to announce that Cailin Harro (Biology '17), has been selected as a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow...
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Samantha Epstein (Bio '20) Helps Rescued Elephants in Thailand
Samantha spent her summer volunteering with veterinarians for three weeks in Thailand, where she helped to care for rescued animals and learned about Thai culture. Read all about it....
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Chasia Bambo (Biology 19) Receives Prestious Award
Chasia Bambo (Biology ’19) is among 10 students selected as the first BOLD Scholars at Ithaca College. All ten juniors have become part of an initiative focused on cultivating courageous leadership...
View ArticleIC Biology/Biochemistry students present at the Society for Neuroscience...
Flora Tierney (Biochemistry, '18), Shannon Allen (Biology, '18), Elizabeth Freilich (Biology, '18) and Madison Chlebowski (Biology, '19) presented their research at the annual Society for...
View ArticleCongrats to our 2018 H&S Summer Scholars!
Celebrating our department’s H&S STEM Summer Scholars: Scholar: Syed Fardin Ahmed '20, Biochemistry Faculty Mentor: Te-Wen Lo, Biology (PI, NIH grant) Project: Identifying Novel Components of...
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Congratulations to the Whalen Academic Symposium Award Recipients and Finalists
2018 Award Winners Whalen Symposium Thursday, April 12, 2018 Madison Chlebowski, Molecular Mechanisms of Somatosensory Neuron Function and Development in Zebrafish —Faculty Sponsor: Ian Woods...
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2018 Biology/Biochemistry Sigma Xi Inductees
Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society is nonprofit membership society scientists and engineers who were elected to the Society because of their research achievements or potential. Founded in 1886...
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2019 Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership Recipients
Congratulations to the Department's Recipients this year for the 2019 Peggy Ryan Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership. Alexis Burian Eva Chebishev Katherine Hutton Isabella Julian...
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Congratulations to the Whalen Academic Symposium Finalists
These finalists will be presenting for an award at the Symposium on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Good luck! Fardin Ahmed, Biochemistry ‘20 Classification of Novel Components of the Fibroblast Growth...
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Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award Spring 2019 Recipients
Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award Spring 2019 Recipients Zoe Mendrysa, Biology, Deaf Studies and Health Minor ’19 "I plan on pursuing a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies. I am choosing PA over MD...
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Becca Falconer and Chris Gallego-Lazo research is in a News Release!
Becca Falconer and Chris Gallego-Lazo, undergraduate researchers in Andy Smith’s lab, presented their research at the recent American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Orlando, Florida....
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