When Alyssa Hyndman ’20 came to Grinnell as a first-year student from Clarksville, Indiana, she brought with her a budding interest in biology that she thought might lead to a major — and maybe even a career. With her first intro to biology course as a Grinnellian, she knew this was the case.
Two of Grinnell College’s biology faculty have earned the prestigious Council on Undergraduate Research’s Biology Mentor Award for 2022: Professors Shannon Hinsa-Leasure and Clark Lindgren.
The Goldwater Scholarship Program, one of the oldest and most prominent national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise to become this nation’s next generation of research leaders in their fields.
The Watson Fellowship is a $36,000 one-year grant for purposeful, independent exploration outside the United States
These are just a few of the sustainable environmental practices Grinnell College uses to be a responsible steward of natural resources.
I used Grinnell’s individually advised curriculum to explore my interests and carve my own interdisciplinary path.
How a biology professor and two students pivoted to make the best of a research opportunity
Biology professor Leslie Gregg-Jolly honored for advancing educational equity in Iowa.
Lauren Frankel is a recipient of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 2019 Undergraduate Research Prize.
Our social environment affects how we study other organisms. We often use the animal world as justification or examples for how humans should be, which is dangerous.
What is One Health? It’s “recognizing the interconnected relationships between human, animal, and environmental health and working together across those disciplines and sectors," says Griffith.
Conservation work needs individuals who can foster a mindset of interconnectedness.
You never know where your life is going to take you. So be open to possibilities that might open up.
I really appreciate that I went to school in a time when I learned to relate to the patient, professionally, socially, and personally.
The experience of learning how to think scientifically can help develop a person's critical thinking skills. Scientific inquiry helps people differentiate between things that are real and things that are not real.
My work allows me to better see the connection between the research realm and the more human part of the world. In my current position, I am able to work towards making science more relevant for policy and decision making, and I find those goals to be a lot more tangible.
If you have taken a class with Professor Lafontant, you may have picked up on a sense of what he calls wonderment. Wonderment is a word that reflects his belief that the whole world of science is fascinating.
It’s a physician’s role to look beyond the analytics and think ‘What does this feel like to the patient and family? What does a longer wait time mean for future care?’
The best work that we can do for the environment, for nature and wildlife, and for each other, is get involved with the local communities because that is where the impact of our work can be seen.
Where the sciences are headed with research is exactly what’s embedded into classes at Grinnell. It starts from the very beginning with Intro to Biology, and continues as two or three authentic research projects for every class after that.
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