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<div class="widget-article"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/8489-honors-spotlight-star-jack-thompson"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,80,414,494/47581_JackThompson.rev.1715005618.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,80,414,494/47581_JackThompson.rev.1715005618.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,80,414,494/47581_JackThompson.rev.1715005618.jpg" alt="Jack Thompson '24" width="400" height="400" data-max-w="414" data-max-h="414" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/assets/images/temp/lantern.rev.1710271661.png" alt="Ursinus shield with lantern" loading="lazy"/><h5>Biology News</h5><h3><a href="/live/news/8489-honors-spotlight-star-jack-thompson">Honors Spotlight Star: Jack Thompson</a></h3><p><p> Under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Kolwicz, Jack Thompson completed his Honors project titled, “The Effect of Acute Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and Metabolic Gene Expression in Male and Female Mice.”</p></p><a class="link-arrow link-arrow--red" href="/live/news/8489-honors-spotlight-star-jack-thompson"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> Read the full story </a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/5480-honors-spotlight-star-hannah-merges"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg" alt="Hannah Merges ('21)" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/141,79,1633,1571/35797_Hannah_Merges.rev.1613747112.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1492" data-max-h="1492" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/assets/images/temp/lantern.rev.1710271661.png" alt="Ursinus shield with lantern" loading="lazy"/><h5>Biology News</h5><h3><a href="/live/news/5480-honors-spotlight-star-hannah-merges">Honors Spotlight Star: Hannah Merges</a></h3><p>Hannah Merges (’21) participates in Dr. Goddard’s lab researching the effects of certain stressors on coral. </p><a class="link-arrow link-arrow--red" href="/live/news/5480-honors-spotlight-star-hannah-merges"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> Read the full story </a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/8483-honors-spotlight-star-alexa-alessandrini"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg" alt="Alexa Alessandrini '24" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/19/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1334,1336/47539_AlexaA.rev.1714507248.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1334" data-max-h="1336" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><img src="/live/resource/image/_i/themes/global/assets/images/temp/lantern.rev.1710271661.png" alt="Ursinus shield with lantern" loading="lazy"/><h5>Biology News</h5><h3><a href="/live/news/8483-honors-spotlight-star-alexa-alessandrini">Honors Spotlight Star: Alexa Alessandrini</a></h3><p><p> Honors student Alexa Alessandrini, under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Lyczak completed her project titled “The role of MBK-2 and CDK-1 in oocytes and early embryos of <i>pam-1</i> mutant<i> C. elegans.”</i></p></p><a class="link-arrow link-arrow--red" href="/live/news/8483-honors-spotlight-star-alexa-alessandrini"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> Read the full story </a></div></div>

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Our extensive range of courses teach students to think scientifically, communicate effectively, and master fundamental research techniques. Biology students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and fellow students to carry out cutting-edge research, and many present their research at local, regional and national conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals. Students can also participate in a wide variety of internships and unique study abroad experiences.