This biology course challenges students to confront issues relevant to human impacts on oceans and asks them to engage in a conversation about the best strategies and practices to mitigate these effects based on scientific knowledge.
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This team-taught, case-studies-based course is the College’s introduction to the Tri-Co Environmental Studies Program.
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The research that the chemistry major conducted for her thesis contributed to a paper she co-authored with her advisor and other Fords that was recently published in the American Chemical Society journal Biochemistry.
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Students and faculty from the departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, geology, mathematics, physics, and psychology from the Tri-Co and beyond were invited to present posters and give talks about their summer research work.
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The recent chemistry major, who is now pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University, is one of only 5 percent of applicants chosen for the selective DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
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This introduction to the methodologies used in the automated recognition and synthesis of human speech (used for such technologies as Siri and Amazon Echo) is cross-listed in the computer science and linguistics departments.
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In this “Case Studies in Chemistry” course, students revisit the world about them from the perspective of chemistry, including food, cars, and fabrics.
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The chemistry major and environmental science minor used machine learning to search for compounds that could most efficiently function in solar cells.
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The astrophysics major simulated galaxy formations to test the efficacy of galaxy merger detection methods.
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The chemistry major drew from chemical and biological techniques in his thesis research to devise a faster route to a new antibiotic.
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The biology major and neuroscience minor will be assisting NASA’s BioSentinel mission in the Silicon Valley.
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The physics major produced theoretical calculations for his thesis to chart possible results of particle collisions.
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The biology major and environmental studies minor cataloged hundreds of microorganisms present on the surfaces of whales and corals for her thesis research.
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The chemistry major and environmental studies minor used untargeted chemical analysis to study honeybee health.
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The Health Studies Program offers this introduction to statistical reasoning and application specifically for students interested in the health professions.