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Oct. 6, 2012 | Issue 1, Volume 2BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES NEWSLETTERNews From The Chair
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IN THIS ISSUENews from the ChairDepartment NewsOur HistoryFaculty ProfilesFaculty HighlightsUndergraduate Student HighlightsGraduate Student HighlightsBiological Sciences Alumni
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DEPARTMENT NEWS• Ten undergraduates from across the country conducted research projects during the Summer Research Program • The Scholl Seminar Series continues this fall with nine Friday seminars OUR HISTORY• Small but active, the Biology Department survived the lean years of the 1940’s Faculty Profiles: Past and Current• Past faculty member Dr. Peter Abramoff chaired the Biology Department for nearly 25 years • Since 1978, Dr. Stephen Munroe has actively involved graduate and undergraduate students in his innovative research on RNA Faculty Highlights• Our faculty continue to embody excellence in their academic pursuits with presentations, new publications, grant awards and more Undergraduate Student Highlights• "Plants, Pathogens, and People", a unique undergraduate course, is offered for the last time • The Biological Undergraduate Society invites students to "get on the BUS" Graduate Student Highlights• Dr. John Brenner and Adam Lietzan win departmental awards • Our graduate students are actively publishing their work and presenting at meetings Biological Sciences Alumni• Amy Leliaert, a 2008 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate, is now researching breast cancer at the University of Notre Dame • Camille (Hintzke) Devaney knows her experience and training at Marquette in Life Sciences served her well in her long career as an educator and in industry.
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This newsletter starts our second year of publishing, and we are thrilled with the alumni response. Thanks for your support and interest in the department and this newsletter; we feel it is a great venue for connecting with our current students and alumni. This issue continues “Our History” with a story on the department during WWII, and includes “Faculty Profiles” featuring Dr. Peter Abramoff, who chaired the department for nearly 25 years, and Dr. Stephen Munroe, a biochemist who joined the department in 1978. We are interested in hearing from you so please feel free to email our newsletter editor, 
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