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Brooke Shuck ’20 studies America’s national pastime in Japan

Updated: September 3, 2019 | Tagged: ,

We know we’re baseball fans at Washington & Jefferson College, with a men’s team went to the College World Series twice in the last three seasons and an equally skilled women’s softball team. But when senior Brooke Shuck ’20 decided to study our nation’s favorite pastime, she went overseas to do it

Combination of Interests Leads Katelyn Prevenslik ’20 to Internship at American Chemical Society

Updated: June 28, 2019 | Tagged: ,

What if you’re a music major, but plan to become a doctor? Or a chemistry major with an interest in editing? Combining your interests is encouraged at Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) – just ask Katelyn Prevenslik ’20.

Brianna McGowan ’21 Researches IVF Treatments at Magee-Womens Research Institute

Updated: June 11, 2019 | Tagged:

Brianna McGowan’s experience at Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) has been hands-on since the start, with plenty of time spent working in the lab alongside W&J faculty. This summer, she’s ready to take her education a step further.

W&J senior earns National Institutes of Health fellowship

Updated: May 17, 2019 | Tagged:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) selected Washington & Jefferson College biochemistry major Ian Leighton ’19 as a post-baccalaureate fellow in the Immunity to Pulmonary Pathogens Section, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID).

W&J junior wins Society for Applied Spectroscopy undergraduate research award

Updated: April 26, 2019 | Tagged:

Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) junior Aaron Viggiano won the 2019 Society for Applied Spectroscopy’s (SAS) undergraduate research award for his work with W&J Professor of Chemistry Robbie Iuliucci, Ph.D. 

W&J senior’s cancer research published in international science journal

Updated: January 10, 2019 |

Ian Leighton (Biochemistry, class of 2019), who is an author on the article “Grainyhead-like-2 confers NK-sensitivity through interactions with epigenetic modifiers”, saw his work published in the January 2019 issue of Molecular Immunology

Partnership with Thomas Jefferson University Gives W&J Students a Unique Path to Medical School

Updated: December 4, 2018 |

A partnership between Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) and Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University has created an opportunity for W&J students to start medical school after their junior year – and they don’t have to be science majors to do it.

W&J Women in STEM

Updated: October 9, 2018 | Tagged:

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers were historically considered a boys’ club. Today, an increasing number of women are making an impact in the field – including on campus. W&J’s Women in STEM online interview series put our professors in the spotlight. With the support of the outstanding faculty, W&J students also are seeing…

Chemistry professors, students publish article in international journal

Updated: October 1, 2018 |

Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) Professors of Chemistry Jennifer Logan Bayline, Ph.D., and Patricia Brletic, Ph.D., published an article about W&J’s candy chemistry course in the Journal of Chemical Education

W&J senior researches HIV treatment in Paris, France

Updated: August 15, 2018 | Tagged: , ,

W&J senior Dana Fiola is spending her summer researching HIV treatment methods at the University of Paris Diderot in Paris, France.