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For most people, microbes are something to be observed under a microscope, but for Dr. Raquel Bryant, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, they provide insight into the way that the world around us works. “Collective action is actually possible,” Bryant said, “this is something I learned from microbes.” Strength in numbers is something…
Julissa Cruz Bautista ’25 represented Wesleyan at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, California on November 9-12. Cruz Bautista, a prospective molecular biology and biochemistry (MB&B) major, presented a poster on research she conducted in Assistant Professor of MB&B Candace Etson’s lab over the summer and concluded the conference with…
College is hard enough on its own without having a disability. But for students who do have a disability or health condition that impacts their day-to-day functioning, college can feel infinitely more difficult at times. Students in STEM classes, especially, face a skew of deadlines that can seem never-ending, most notably if a student is…
For National Health Education Week this year, we are highlighting Dr. Mildred Rodríguez, the Health Professions Advisor and Program Coordinator for Wesleyan’s Gordon Career Center. Dr. Rodríguez had no idea she would become an academic advisor for health professions. She was in the first generation of her family to go to college and, unlike students at Wesleyan,…
When Jaime Carrazco-Carrillo arrived at Wesleyan last fall from his hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico, he didn’t expect there to be many other Spanish-speaking students or professors on campus. Yet upon his arrival, Carrazco-Carrillo, now a second year Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MB&B) graduate student, quickly learned about SACNAS, the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native…