We aren't even a month into the Fall semester, and yet the Biology-Chemistry Club is full of action. The events actually started toward the end of summer session II when the club organized a community outreach program at the Riverpark Library called Rock Candy Romp! The event was held on July 31, and while it lasted just one hour, it was a very intense time of science fun. Our students prepared a volcano and set up some dissecting microscopes for kids to look through. Club members also helped kids make rock candy - an early introduction to recrystallization to prepare them for organic chemistry lab (in the far future).
Next there was the Fall Semester Kickoff at the end of the first week of classes held at Lang Lab in the evening. Professors and students got a chance to mingle and relax before the onslaught of test-taking (for students) and grading (for faculty). Thanks to the club for generously providing the pizza. The collage above is a collection of photos taken that night.
The club also sponsored "Research Night" on September 10th during which students got a chance to hear about the research that faculty are conducting on campus. Students can get involved in such activities for course credit (such as CHEM-C 409 Chemical Research) or even for pay (as a work-study student during the Fall and Spring semesters or funded by a SMART or LSAMP grant during the Summer.
The club also sponsored "Research Night" on September 10th during which students got a chance to hear about the research that faculty are conducting on campus. Students can get involved in such activities for course credit (such as CHEM-C 409 Chemical Research) or even for pay (as a work-study student during the Fall and Spring semesters or funded by a SMART or LSAMP grant during the Summer.
The next plan that is in the works is another science outreach event, this time planned for the children at the Ronald McDonald House Charities at Memorial Hospital. If you are interested in helping with this activity or wish to join the Biology-Chemistry Club, please contact any one of the biology or chemistry faculty and they'll put you contact with someone from the club.
