Biology
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Read below for information on special events, faculty-student collaborations, curriculum changes & alumni success.
Biology News
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Alumna Researches the Screening of Hepatitis C in Babies
Alumna Dr. Catherine Chappell ’03 finds that fewer than a third of infants exposed to hepatitis C are later screened to monitor and treat the potentially fatal virus.
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Alumna heads to MIT for graduate study in city planning
A biology and environmental studies graduate, Vanessa Toro Barragan ’12 seeks to tackle climate change at the intersections of science and social justice. The flexible and interdisciplinary Master in City Planning (MCP) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will allow her to do just that.
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Video: Student Research in Gunnison, Colorado
Learn more about Cooper Philips’ research on insect biodiversity.
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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.
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Dr. Jennie DeMarco offers an Op-Ed in The Southwestern Magazine
Dr. Jennie DeMarco, Assistant Professor of Biology and Garey Junior Chair in Environmental Science, recently authored an op-ed piece for the Spring 2023 edition of The Southwestern Magazine entitled “Fighting the Effects of Climate Change through Soil Restoration.”
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Vincente Villa Biology Students of the Year
Biology’s Students of the Year meet Dr. Vincente Villa, Emeritus Professor whom the named awards honor.
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Biology’s Dr. Pierce = SU’s 2022 Mr. Homecoming
Dr. Ben Pierce receives 2022 Mr. Homecoming Award
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Taking SU undergraduate researchers to new heights at 10,000 ft.
Any students out there looking for opportunities to escape the TX heat? Dr. DeMarco, our plant ecosystem and climate change ecologist, brought a number of research opportunities from Colorado and made them available to SU students. Check out the work by the first three students: Gabby, Lupe & Christine.