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A medical detective story
7/11/22
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ biology doctoral student Erica Garcia is investigating the strange relationship between breast cancer and human cytomegalovirus, attempting to solve a mystery that could lead to better treatment of breast cancer and better outcomes for patients.
"The thought that I could improve lives is a big motivation," Garcia said.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ receives grant for STEM
7/11/22
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ is one of 17 recipients of grants distributed through the to Texas universities and community colleges for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) summer youth camps.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ biochemistry student lands internship
6/22/22
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ biochemistry student Derek Aguilar has secured a summer internship with Oakwood Chemical.
Aguilar is expected to complete his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ this December, and then pursue his master's of science in chemistry at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ.
11/22/21
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Robby A. Petros was recently selected for the International Network for Outcome-Based Education (IN4OBE) advisory board. According to the IN4OBE website, "his effort focused on methods for collecting data that could drive rational decision-making toward improving learning outcomes and student success in his sophomore-level course in Organic Chemistry... He is collaborating with other investigators at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ to transform teaching in all undergraduate science courses, which has already garnered more than $3.5 M in support from the National Science Foundation."
IN4OBE exists to elevate and transform the paradigm of time-honored, conventional thinking and practice in the world’s education systems – from national policies to classroom interactions, and from the earliest years of life to mature adulthood.
11/16/21
Jay-lin Jane-Topel, MS ’78, and her husband, David Topel, have established a new endowed scholarship to honor the life of a beloved Texas Woman's chemistry professor.
The Dr. James Johnson Scholarship Endowment in Chemistry has been created to honor the memory of the longtime educator. Johnson attended the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry and received his doctoral degree in organic chemistry from the University of Missouri. He taught for more than 40 years in higher education, retiring as professor of organic chemistry at Texas Woman's in May 2019. He passed away July 5, 2019.