In a summer research project, Leah Stokes ’04 and Sarah Murray ’04 teamed with Dr. Nian Chen, Assistant Professor of Biology, to study the role that the hormone prolactin plays …
By Courtenay Mims, Class of 2004 Affecting millions of families nationally, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women in the United States. Closer to home, in …
The following opinion piece by Dr. Thomas R. McDaniel, Senior Vice President at Converse, was recently published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press “There is nothing so practical as a …
Dr. Edna Steele, Assistant Professor of Biology at Converse, is collaborating with other scientists to test the genetic adaptation of fish in the Hudson River Estuary (New York) to environmental …
Certain parasitic tapeworms that prey on fish have been observed in the larval stage of development for the first time. And a Converse biology student and professor have led the …
In April, Marlee Beckham ’02 was presented with the Biological Sciences Award in Invertebrate Studies by the South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS) for her research of parasitic tapeworms that …
Some of the best undergraduate research projects have begun with statements like “I don’t really understand it but it sounds fascinating,” or “I’ve always wondered…”. In Dust Tracks on a …
Susannah Evelyn Johnson ’02 was recognized during the 18th annual student research forum at East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine for her research on Atherosclerosis. Her …
So what did you do during summer break? Six Converse College students joined 25 other students from South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) during a symposium to present the …
