Hope College presented biology seminar “Current Issues for Women in Medicine and Science-Let’s Discuss.” The seminar was led by Dr. Kanakadurga (Durga) Singer ,visiting from the University of Michigan medical school. Dr. Singer was hosted by Hope’s Ginny McDonough, professor of biology and department chair. She received her undergraduate degree in biophysics from John Hopkins…
There can often be a grand divide forced between arts and humanities majors and those of the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) fields. The two categories of students seem to be very contrasting, with the humanities students more focused on creativity and analysis and the STEM students more geared towards logic and equations. It…
Hope College has developed an after-school program for middle school students called Step Up, a collaboration of the Children’s After School Achievement (CASA) and TRiO Upward Bound programs for elementary and high school students. It’s a successful initiative that is continuing to grow. Initially enrolling five CASA students who were moving into middle school, Step…