Biology students at Calvin
Read about biology students and alumni involved in research in these stories from Calvin News and Stories.
Going wild: mitigation transforms campus
December 12, 2008
Two senior biology students spent this past summer on a mitigation project involving native plant restoration and re-creation of forest habitat in various locations on campus.
Where farm meets forest
November 7, 2008
Biology alumna Tara De Vries Cahill travels to remote villages in Guatemala to help communities develop sustainable agriculture techniques.
A summer in the woods
August 28, 2008
Senior Rachel Hesselink learns about the invasive species autumn olive at Pierce Cedar Creek.
Luncheon celebrates student research
August 1, 2008
Senior Eunji Kim spends her summer studying termite guts with Professor John Wertz.
Where the wild things are at Calvin
June 20, 2008
Biology alumna Jeanneatte Henderson returns to her alma mater to be the director of Calvin's 90-acre Ecosystem Preserve.
Senior Researches Kidney Cancer at Van Andel Institute
April 14, 2008
Bill Wondergem pairs up with distinguished kidney cancer researcher Bin Teh at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids for his internship.
Prof, Students Research Great Lakes Birds
August 22 , 2007
Three biology students join Professor Keith Grasman as he studies the effect of pollution on Great Lakes colonial water birds.
Researching the Autumn Olive
May 24, 2007
A biology and Spanish major works with Professor David Dornbos to study autumn olive at Pierce Cedar Creek.
Calvin Senior Accepted into Prestigious Van Andel Institute Program
May 2, 2007
A Calvin biology graduate is among the few students accepted in the new PhD program at the Van Andel Institute in downtown Grand Rapids.
