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Strategic Plan 2015-2020

February 11th, 2016

Strategic Plan 2015-2020

After 20 months, we are excited to launch the College of Science Strategic Plan 2015-2020: LEAD—Learn, Engage, Achieve, Discover: Global Excellence in Science.

 
Discover: Research Highlights

January 11th, 2016

Discover: Research Highlights

The College of Science has an extensive research portfolio that is globally recognized, providing our students enriching and life-changing experiences.

 
A Day in the Life

December 16th, 2015

A Day in the Life

May Nyman, chemistry professor and mother of three, juggles teaching, research and service that extend widely beyond 40 hours a week.

 
Making us proud

December 16th, 2015

Making us proud

Alumna Carolyn Hennig (’64) remembers long years of struggling to pay for her science education which is what inspired her to establish an endowed scholarship.

 
Faculty Highlight: Afua Nyarko

December 16th, 2015

Faculty Highlight: Afua Nyarko

Growing up in a “curiosity-driven environment,” Afua Nyarko excelled in science and mathematics enough to study biochemistry at one of Ghana’s top science universities.

 
Data Science

December 16th, 2015

Data Science

Data science is a key area of growth because it is highly relevant, we have an obligation, we have key strengths and there is opportunity.

 
Better than honey?

December 16th, 2015

Better than honey?

Oksana Ostroverkhova is developing a formula with blue dyes to stimulate the blue photoreceptor in bees, attracting them to fertile clover fields during pollination.

 
Physics professor named APS Fellow

October 12th, 2015

Physics professor named APS Fellow

Janet Tate, Dr. Russ and Dolores Gorman Faculty Scholar and physics professor, has been elected an American Physical Society Fellow.

 
Science scores big on University Day 2015

September 29th, 2015

Science scores big on University Day 2015

Science faculty and students nabbed top honors at 2015 University Day, an annual tradition of ushering in the academic year by honoring extraordinary accomplishments.