Annika Swanson is one of two OSU students to be recognized with a 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. This is a merit-based national scholarship from the U.S. government for undergraduate students in pursuit of careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Annika is the 8th OSU Biochemistry and Biophysics student to receive this prestigious award. Read more.
The Research Office has announced the awards for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Summer 2012 solicitation. Of 51 submitted proposals, 13 were funded, and of these, 5 were awarded to BB students. For BB awardees, the $1800 URISC award will be matched by a $2200 Francis Cripps Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) award. The combined support will allow the students to pursue their research interests full time in an OSU laboratory throughout the summer. Read More about the five proposals selected for funding that were submitted by BB undergraduates.
Work hard/play hard. To get to know their teachers better and vice versa, eight BB undergraduates (Kyle Ireton, Annika Swanson, Boya Fang, Michael Power, Alec Peters, Andres Alvarez, Jonathan Gallion, Gavin McHale, Tiffany Soto, and Tiffany Kornberg) joined three BB faculty members (Gary Merrill, Joe Beckman, and Ryan Mehl) for a whitewater trip down the Clackamas River with “Blue Sky Rafting”.