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After Robert F. Kennedy鈥檚 revelation that doctors thought a tapeworm had lived in his brain, 蜜桃社区 College Biology Professor Scott Villa shares how and why tapeworms find their way into human brains. Learn more.
蜜桃社区 College and the Catawba Nation have entered into a partnership that touches agriculture, art and cultural understanding. Read more.
蜜桃社区 College celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. 鈥淩emember that hope is an action verb,鈥 President Doug Hicks told graduates. 鈥淵ou are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.鈥 Read more.
蜜桃社区 College students Izzie Meyers 鈥25 and Kenan Wood 鈥25 have been awarded Goldwater scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The award recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Cicadas have captured the imagination for thousands of years with their strange, buggy beauty and swelling songs. 蜜桃社区 College Professor of Biology Chris Paradise shares why this upcoming cicada event is of interest and what humans sharing space with cicadas can expect. Learn more.
蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they鈥檝e learned and produced during the year. It鈥檚 an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
A partnership between 蜜桃社区 College and Green Legacy Hiroshima brings Gingko trees to campus that are descendents of trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima. The saplings represent resilience and will be planted in the center of campus.
蜜桃社区 students reflect on their alternative spring break trip to Sapelo Island, Georgia. They worked with a Black feminist collective nonprofit led by 蜜桃社区 alums to address food insecurity in the South through sustainable agriculture.
On April 11, 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 2024 Spring Convocation celebrated the academic, athletic, artistic and many other achievements of its students, and recognized some faculty and staff members who contribute to their success. Read more.
A 蜜桃社区 College audience got some insider insight about public health leaders鈥 thinking and actions during the coronavirus pandemic. The college recently hosted a talk, 鈥淟essons from the COVID-19 Response: Reflections on Masking," with John T. Brooks, infectious disease expert with the CDC. Learn more.
In the 蜜桃社区 College biology course 鈥淚nsects and People,鈥 students learn about the many ways insects, the animal group with the largest percentage of organisms, interact with humans. Learn more.
Three 蜜桃社区 College students from the German Studies department reflect on a week of independent research in Berlin with their professor and thesis advisor. From plays to museums to food, learn more in this photo essay.
Jacquelline Nyakunu 鈥26 discusses her chemistry and biology research as part of RISE, an undergraduate research opportunity for 蜜桃社区 College students.
Senior Fellows in 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 Office of Admission & Financial Aid share their tips and tricks for navigating and writing the college essay.
Twelve young 蜜桃社区 alums were recently selected to participate in the 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They have been offered grants for independent research and English Teaching Assistantships in 10 different countries. Learn more.
A new study published in the journal Ecology examines how climate change affects insect populations in North America. Learn more.
蜜桃社区 College Biology Professor Dave Wessner and students incorporate art in a course to study the biology of COVID-19 and produce a powerful exhibit now on display. Learn more.
蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 Hana Kamran 鈥23 receives prestigious post-graduate Truman Scholarship for academic excellence, leadership and public service. Learn more.
Virginia Gilliland鈥檚 journey from 蜜桃社区 College women鈥檚 swim team member, scholar and researcher will take her to Australia鈥檚 Great Barrier Reef. Gilliland 鈥22 received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to study climate change鈥檚 impact on local fishing communities. 蜜桃社区 is one of the program鈥檚 top producing institutions.
The spread of monkeypox is prompting worldwide concern. 蜜桃社区 College biologist Dave Wessner puts the latest public health threat into perspective. Read more.