Brooke Shuck ’20 studies America’s national pastime in Japan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
W&J senior Dana Fiola is spending her summer researching HIV treatment methods at the University of Paris Diderot in Paris, France.