Personal Connections with Faculty Fuel Grad School Ambitions in Cancer Biology

February 15, 2011

by Bethany Olsen, Roanoke College PR Writer for the Office of Student/Faculty Research One of the benefits of attending a smaller school like Roanoke College is the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member on research.  In working on research with Dr. Marilee Ramesh over her four years, senior Sydney Webb has created a […]

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Three RC Student Co-Authors Recognized for Peer-Reviewed Publication with Dr. Chris Lassiter

February 6, 2011

Congratulations to three Roanoke College graduates and Dr. Chris Lassiter for their recognition by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for a recent peer-reviewed publication. The recent paper made it onto the CUR Highlights: 1 ) Recorded at: 1/31/2011       Title Zebrafish (Danio rerio) androgen receptor: sequence homology and up-regulation by the fungicide vinclozolin. Journal Comp […]

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RC Conference on Student Research & Creativity – Call for Abstracts

January 11, 2011

I am pleased to announce an opportunity for students to show off their research and creativity on campus this Spring. We’re calling it the “Roanoke College Conference on Student Research & Creativity”, and it will be held in the Colket Center on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Abstract submissions are due by Friday, March 5, though […]

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RC Students Present at Peace & Justice Studies Association Conference

November 26, 2010

Roanoke College students (under the guidance of Dr. Mike Heller, English) presented papers at the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference in Winnipeg, Canada.  Attached is a photo taken on the campus of the University of Winnipeg:  left to right Brendle Wolfe, Kaitlin Vardaro, and Josephine Debrah.

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RC Students Present Posters at the VA Branch of the American Society for Microbiology

November 10, 2010

Katie Scott and Laura Hogan presenting at the Virginia Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Both students work under the direction of Dr. J. Brooks Crozier of the Biology Department at Roanoke College.

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