Biology
News & Events
Read below for information on special events, faculty-student collaborations, curriculum changes & alumni success.
Biology News
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Video: Biology Major Spends Summer “Leading Medicine” at Houston Methodist Hospital
Sean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
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Southwestern Alumna Inspires Peak Performance for the Michigan Wolverines
Fresh off winning the 2024 National Championship Game, Abigail O’Connor ’13 embarks on her seventh season with the University of Michigan as the Wolverines’ Director of Football Performance and Development.
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Video: Southwestern Healthcare Leaders of Tomorrow Intern at Houston Methodist
Shay Bangert ’27 used skills learned at Southwestern during his 10-week paid internship at the prestigious Houston Methodist Academic Institute.
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How Southwestern Got To 100% Medical School Acceptance
In the summer of 2023, every one of the University’s applicants to medical or dental school was accepted. Behind this extraordinary accomplishment was the hard work of exceptional students supported by an exceptional pre-health program.
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Southwestern Student Conducts Insect Biodiversity Research in Gunnison, Colorado
Learn more about Cooper Philips’ research on insect biodiversity.
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Video: Southwestern Student Interns in Cutting-Edge Cancer Research Lab
Natasha Ndele ’24 spent her summer researching bladder cancer at the Houston Methodist Research Institute.
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Video: Student-Faculty Research in Copper Mountain, CO
A student-faculty summer research project focuses on ski slope restoration.
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Video: SCOPE Students Evaluate Climate Change Mitigation Efforts in South Texas
Assistant Professor of Biology Jennie DeMarco and students measure the effectiveness of a nature-based method of addressing climate change in the Tamaulipan thornscrub ecosystem of southern Texas.
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Southwestern Achieves 100 Percent Medical School Acceptance in 2023
Southwestern announces a groundbreaking achievement.
