Biology Grad Makes the Best of Canceled Mission Trip
Kathleen Herman ’17 found a silver lining after a water crisis in South Africa caused her to cancel a summer medical mission trip she had been looking …
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Math and Biochemistry Student Wins Study Abroad Scholarship
Nisbet Honors student Chiara Mattamira ’20 is a recipient of the 2018-2019 James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to Alpha Lambda …
Biology Grad Accepts Postdoc Appointment at Emory
Veronica Obregon Perko ‘12 accepted a postdoctoral position at the Emory School of Medicine. She will be assessing antiretroviral therapy in treating pediatric HIV infection using …
Biology Grad Awarded Global Excellence Scholarship from University of Exeter
Kandace Griffin ’14 received the highly competitive Postgraduate Taught Global Excellence Scholarship from the University of Exeter in England, where she is pursuing an MSc …
SCICU Grant Allows Biology Senior to Research Spartanburg Flora
Funded by an SCICU grant, Sheila Allenbach ’18 studied the Rosaceae flora of Spartanburg County using specimens she collected, as well as specimens in the …
Bio & Environmental Studies Student Interns at Michigan Land Conservancy
Anyah Preston ’19 headed to Michigan for her summer internship at the South West Michigan Land Conservancy. She researched native and invasive species in Michigan, …
Scientist and Mentor: Dr. Marlee Marsh ’02
Marlee Marsh ’02 was the first student at Converse to participate in SCICU-funded independent research under the mentorship of Dr. Edna Steele. Now Associate Professor …
Digitization Project of 9,000 Specimens from Converse’s Ravenel Collection Completed
Cristal Carreno ’17 and Nisbet Honors student Grace Frazor ’17 spent last summer digitizing the herbarium as part of the project funded by a $2.5 million grant from the …
A New Generation of Biomedical Researchers Presents at Converse
A new biosensor to help detect a genetic disease. The potentially carcinogenic effects of Round Up. This sort of research may sound like the domain of large biomedical research labs, but it’s being conducted right here on the Converse campus. And some of the researchers aren’t old enough to drive.