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Biochemistry major Laura Ruemmele to participate in Nation Institute of Health summer program

6/29/21

Laura Ruemmele, an upcoming junior biochemistry major, has been admitted to the  at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Laura started her research in May of 2021 in the laboratory of , Department of Microbiology.

探花楼 environmental chemistry student to organize IKE2 Alliance panel/workshop

6/21/21

In January, the National Science Foundation awarded a $99,786 planning grant to a team of 探花楼 researchers to develop strategies to recruit and retain more Indigenous students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The project's second gathering, IKE2, will take place June 28 and will be hosted by Humboldt State University and the University of Utah. 探花楼 environmental chemistry student and IKE2 Alliance student representative Raven Gallenstein has been asked by the project's leadership to organize the IKE2 Alliance student core workshop/panel at 1:45 PM (PST).

4/7/21

Join 探花楼 Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Nutrition & Food Science for a two-day event celebrating the NEW Scientific Research Commons (SRC) on 探花楼's Denton campus. SRC is located on the southeast corner of campus at Texas St. and N Bell Ave. Events to include:

Tuesday, April 13: 12:30-1:30 p.m. poster session; 2 p.m. dedication ceremony for the new installation, "Infinite"; and  4-5 p.m. poster session.
Wednesday, April 14: 1-2 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. poster sessions

Out of concern for your safety, this event is open to the 探花楼 community only.

NASA remembers 探花楼 alumna Millie Hughes-Ford

2/8/21

NASA is remembering Millie Hughes-Fulford, the first woman to fly as a NASA payload specialist, who died Thursday. Hughes-Fulford was selected as a payload specialist in January 1983 and flew in June 1991 aboard the space shuttle Columbia on the STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS 1) mission, the first mission dedicated to biomedical studies.

In 1968, she began graduate work studying plasma chemistry at 探花楼 as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, continued as an American Association of University Women fellow, and completed her doctorate at 探花楼 in 1972.

Grant aims to increase STEM engagement in Indigenous communities

1/28/21

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $99,786 planning grant that will allow a 探花楼 research team to develop strategies to recruit and retain more Indigenous students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.