Congratulations to Joseph McCalmon, Ashley Peake and Samuel Schwartz! They have been named 2021 Barry S. Goldwater Scholars for the 2021-22 academic year. Goldwater Scholars have impressive academic and research credentials that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields….
Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society Recruitment Beta Beta Beta, the Biology Honor Society on campus, is beginning the process to recruit new members for the 2021 year! What is Tri-Beta?: Beta Beta Beta is an honors society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries…
Congratulations to WFU Biology undergraduate student, Samuel Schwartz! Samuel received an Outstanding Undergraduate Student Poster award for his presentation “Viral influence on Synechococcus aggregate formation and predator response” at the Leo W. Parks Lectureship in Microbiology virtual event held on September 29, 2020. The e-poster sessions had twenty-two posters submitted equally by undergraduate and graduate…
Congratulations to WFU Biology undergraduate students, Hannah G. Watson and Andrew T. Ashchi! Earthworm Head was selected as one of the 8 best photos contributed to the 2019’s Wikipedia Science Photography Competition. Scanning electron micrograph of a newly hatched European Nighcrawler (Eisenia hortensis) by Hannah G. Watson, Andrew T. Aschi, Dr. Glen Marrs, and Dr….
So, You Want To Be a Biology Major? It takes 13 to 17 courses to major in Biology. Let’s get started planning! First things first: Are you currently enrolled in Gen Chem 1 (CHM111)? No?!?! You better fix that fast because it’s typically only offered in fall, and if you don’t get it now, you…
While most Wake Forest students went home after learning that classes would be taught remotely for the remainder of the semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis Feldman headed to New York to work in a hospital built for coronavirus patients. During the six-week stint, he lived with other volunteers in a New Jersey hotel…
Congratulations, #WFU20! 💛🎩 We miss you! “#Classof2020 Biology Majors, the department of Biology has gathered to send you our special congratulations!” – Dr. Susan Fahrbach, Chair of Biology Produced by Dr. Pat Lord Directed by Dr. CJ. Saunders Background Music: The Nest (Instrumental Version) by www.joshwoodward.com (CC BY 4.0)
AWARDS Mariel O’Connor won the Carolina Biological Supply Company Undergraduate Research Award. Lydia Faber won the Walter S. Flory Outstanding Student in Biology Award. Julia McElhinny won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Dr. Noah Bressman (’20) won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Biology Graduate Student. Ellen Quinlan won the…
Birds 101: Wake Forest students head to Florida to find birds follows the story of Dr. David J. Anderson and Riley Herriman (’22), Wake Forest’s Communications & External Relations’ student photographer, over the Spring Break 2020 course BIO 255, Bird Taxonomy, trip to Florida. Dr. Anderson has been teaching this course since 1996. Our department…
The Museum of Anthropology’s new exhibit ‘Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World‘ will be open through May 15, 2020. Stop by to learn about diseases and epidemics showcased in this exhibit by Dr. Pat Lord’s first-year seminar students! Admission is free. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30…
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