Professor (and Chair) Eric Bradley and Marc Presler '10Julia Polentes '16
Muri (Jacobs) Dueppen '91, Prof. Eric Bradley, and Patrick Dueppen '90Julia Polentes '16
Emeritus Professor Norm Fashing, Ann Tate '75 and Margery Daughtery '75Julia Polentes '16
Emeritus Professor Norm Fashing and Jim Welch '90Jim Welch is now Assoc. Professor and Chair of the Biology Department at Wittenberg University.
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Stephanie Chambers '05 and Shivani Desai '05Julia Polentes '16
Bethany Hsia '04 and daughter AddisonJulia Polentes '16
Brooke Matson '11Julia Polentes '16
Greenhouse Manager Patty Jackson and Joey Thompson '14Joey Thompson was a long-term greenhouse volunteer and is pursuing a MS degree in Coastal Plant Ecology at VCU
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Caroline Golino '17 and Susan Hildebrand Ruegger '75Alumna Susan Hildebrand Ruegger taught current student Caroline high school biology and was incredibly proud of Caroline's contribution to the award-winning iGem team.
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A group photo including staff, volunteers, and alumniJulia Polentes
Hannah Ritsema '15Julia Polentes '16
Conor and Tracie Sipes '00It was wonderful to have the next generation show up at the Biology Homecoming Reception
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Professor Paul Heideman and student Andy HalleranCurrent students presented research results in posters at the Biology Department homecoming open house
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Emily Anthony '13 and Emeritus Professor Norm FashingJulia Polentes '16
Hannah Brookes '16 and Prof. Laurie SandersonJulia Polentes '16
Jennifer and Eric Yttri ('05 and '04)Julia Polentes '16
Merci Best '17 and Marquis Stokes '12Julia Polentes '16
Asst. Prof. Harmony Dalgleish with Ruth Mead '80 and Jim MeadJulia Polentes '16
Assoc. Prof. Mark Forsyth and Anthony Bennia '15Julia Polentes '16
Emeritus Professor Norm FashingHolding scorpion
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Assoc. Prof. Oli Kerscher (with his children) and Alyssa Beda '13This reunion was full of hugs, as Dr. Kerscher's children remember his student Alyssa with much affection!
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by Beth Chambers
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October 29, 2016
Returning alumni had great weather to celebrate their Homecoming in 2016, and were welcomed to the newest edition of the Integrated Science Center. The first year after the closing of Millington Hall, BIology held two events in the new building. Alumnus Doug Soltis '75 spoke in the the new ISC auditorium, in our tradition of having alumni give the Department Seminar the week before Homecoming. Doug is a Distinguished Professor at the Unitversity of Florida, and spoke passionately about biological research and the "Moon Shot" project publishing the first draft of the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is an evolutionary tree showing relationships of 2.3 million species known on Earth.
On Saturday, the department joined the Applied Sciences, Chemistry, and Psychology departments (and the Neuroscience Program) in hosting an Open House of the new Integrated Science Center wing (ISC3). The new addition covers as much area as the other two wings combined, and includes a bright Atrium and outdoor patio. Several alumni wished they would have had such a beautiful space, while others reminisced about the joys and troubles of old Millington.
Highlights included the "BioMakerSpace", a laboratory outfitted for work with molecular DNA technology, a new research-friendly greenhouse, a 3-D printer display by students in Dr. Laurie Sanderson's lab, and Dr. Jon Allen's aquaria display ("A kid magnet", explained Dr. Paul Heideman).