Roanoke College Professor and Six Students Present at Regional Biology Conference

May 22, 2013

Dr. Chris Lassiter and six of his students recently attended the Mid-Atlantic Society for Developmental Biology conference on April 19-21, 2013 where four of those students presented posters. Ashley Briggs (’13) presented “Estrogen Replacement Therapy Prevents Cardiac and Vascular Failure in the ‘Listless’ Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Developmental Model”. Other authors on that poster included two former RC […]

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Roanoke College Senior Presents at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Conference

May 13, 2013

Maura Belanger recently presented her research project on purine biosynthesis in Archaea at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) annual meeting in Boston, MA. Maura’s research is based in the chemistry department and she works with “one archaeon in particular Sulfolobus solfataricus and the first step in purine biosynthesis, characterized by the […]

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Congratulations to the 2 Valedictorians – Both URAP Scholars at Roanoke College

May 3, 2013

Congratulations to Kayla Muncy and Jeremy Johnson, our two valedictorians for the 2013 graduating class. Kayla has been a URAP scholar with Dr. Johann in Biochemistry for the past four years. Jeremy has been a URAP scholar with Dr. Vern Miller in Chemistry for the past four years. We can’t wait to hear you speak […]

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RC Students Present Research Conducted in China at National Conference

April 26, 2013

  Seniors Kathleen Ouyang and Thomas Emerson presented their research projects at the ASIANetwork National Conference in Nashville, TN on April 12. Their research projects were based from their Freeman Research Trip in China from this past May (see blog post from Feb. 19, 2012). They presented posters during a 3-hour long session. Kathleen’s topic […]

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Come to the RC Alumni Weekend Showcase of Research & Creativity this Friday

April 11, 2013

Roanoke College invites you to the “Alumni Weekend Showcase of Research & Creativity”, which takes place on Friday, April 12, 2013. Oral Presentations will be held in Fintel Library in the basement and Poster Presentations will be on the first floor of the library from 6-9pm. Students and faculty from all disciplines will be sharing […]

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Week of Experiential Learning – Including Study Abroad & May Travel, Service-Learning, Internships, Research, and Creative / Artistic Works

April 6, 2013

Each evening during the Week of Experiential Learning, we will feature a speaker as well as posters of student study abroad experiences, service-learning experiences, internships, creative/artistic work, and research. Students from all disciplines will participate. Please roam throughout the first floor of Fintel Library and stop to talk to students as they stand by their […]

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Help Promote RC Showcase of Research & Creativity – Print a Poster

March 24, 2013

Help to promote the RC Showcase submission deadline – this Friday, March 29 – by printing a poster. Choose one below, featuring students from various departments. The posters are PDF and formatted to print on 11×17 paper. However, you can choose “fit to printable area” to print on 8.5×11 paper. Thanks for helping to promote […]

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Roanoke College Junior Presents at Philosophy Conference in Washington, DC

March 14, 2013

Roanoke College Junior, Tiara Mehic, recently presented her paper, “Kant’s Just War Theory”, at the George Washington University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference in Washington, DC earlier this month. This is Tiara’s first year doing research at Roanoke but her second time presenting. This past November she also presented at Sweet Briar College along with other students […]

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Roanoke College Sophomore Presents at SEACSM Conference

February 28, 2013

Roanoke College sophomore, Annie Shreckhise, recently attended the SEACSM (Southeast American College of Sports Medicine) Annual Meeting in Greenville, SC to present her research project: “Determining Physiological Demands in an Open-Skilled Sport: A Case Study Investigating Women’s Lacrosse Practice”. Annie is a URAP student and began this program last year as a freshman. This conference […]

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Res Hall Opportunity: Live in the Scholars Community Next Year

February 18, 2013

Returning students: Interested in living with other students who care about their schoolwork? Apply to live in the new Scholars Community next year. Download and complete this application and turn it in to Dr. Lyon’s office (West 238) by next Monday, February 25. The community will be housed on the 2nd floor of Allegheny (part of […]

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