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More than 220 budding scientists and engineers from across the Commonwealth of Virginia presented their projects the 2024 Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair (VSSEF) showcasing their aptitude in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
College of Sciences students and faculty transformed the Chemistry Building into a winter wonderland for 21 children. The youth came from families facing homelessness, and Monarchs stepped up to make their holiday a memorable one with science at the center of the festivities.
Recently, °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s Andrei Seryi was appointed the co-chair of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) Accelerator Collaboration alongside Carsten Welsch of the University of Liverpool as part of a joint project with Jefferson Lab and partner-host lab Brookhaven National Laboratory.
°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Ecological Sciences doctoral student, Zlatka Rebolledo Sánchez, is one of seven college students from across the Commonwealth of Virginia to be selected as a Virginia Sea Grant Fellow (VASG).
Caleb Fogler and Mariana Tenorio Pita, both Ph.D. students in nuclear physics at °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ, traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the nuclear science Long Range Plan Advocacy Day.
The third annual Reign in Science Day brought more than 600 students and parents to °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ. The event was held at the New Chemistry Building on Saturday, October 7. Monarchs stepped up to showcase how engaging science can be on any grade level.
This year, 2023, marks the ten-year anniversary of MonarchTeach, a unique collaboration between the Darden College of Education & Professional Studies and the College of Sciences at °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ.
Local Cub Scouts from Pack 490 were the first to rekindle a tradition that has been 25 years in the making by the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography (CCPO) at °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ (°¼Í¹ÊÓƵ).
Alumnus Lieutenant Commander John Kidd serves as Executive Officer on the National Ocean Atmospheric Association Corps (NOAA Corps) Pisces ship. In 2010, he earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree from °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences. LCDR Kidd’s life changed after he toured a NOAA Corps ship and recently, he paid it forward by inviting some OES °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ students onto the ship where he is second in command.
At Teens with a Purpose, located in Downtown Norfolk, Horth introduced staff and teenagers to gardening and some new technological ways to plant more produce thanks to a science grant from NASA or Virginia Space Grant Consortium.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3 the College of Sciences held the second annual Environmental Career Fair. °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ undergraduate students majoring in Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Ocean & Earth Sciences were encouraged to attend and make meaningful connections with industry professionals.
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Meet °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Taylor Sloey in Biological Sciences
