Studying the Biochemistry of Neurodegenerative Disease
Prof. O’Neil taught a neuroscience module in the 2022 GIS Summer camp in Middletown, CT.
Campers learned about the 4 major lobes of their brain, doing activities to exercise each lobe, and then created a “brain hat” to show off their lobes.
Campers also learned about how our brains are connected to the rest of our body via neurons. The class built a neuron circuit and tried to send a signal from one side to another as fast as they could.
Through the College of Integrated Sciences RIS program, undergraduate researchers spent their June and July investigating diverse questions in the O’Neil Lab. The program culminated with a poster session and we couldn’t be prouder of our students and their great posters! See you in the Fall!
Congratulations to Adam Geibel, Alice Musabe, and Simon Van Deursen!!! We wish all luck and success in your new adventures!
Congrats to Jacob Greene and Camille Chossis!
Congratulations to Emily Moon and Dan Kulick for completing their BAs a semester early! Both Emily and Dan are continuing on at Wesleyan for a Master’s thesis.
| Faculty Share Insights on Teaching during a Pandemic |
| When the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted in-person classes last spring, several faculty found innovative and creative ways to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning. In the first of a fall-semester series, we’ll be highlighting ways faculty from various departments are coping with teaching during a pandemic. In this issue, we spotlight Naho Maruta from the College of East Asian Studies; Alison O’Neil from the Chemistry Department; and Ron Jenkins from the Theater Department. READ MORE |
Following the CT Governor’s announcement that University Research Labs could open as part of Phase I, and the tremendous efforts by the Wesleyan Facilities Staff and EHS, we are open! The Summer Undergraduate Research Program may be canceled, but those that are here are up and running. 🙂
Congratulations to Matt Huston, Jacob Greene, Dani Moreira, and Sydney Taylor-Klaus!
This summer Dani worked at NIRH working on Health Policy. One of her main roles was as a researcher on the Local Reproductive Freedom Index. The LRFI evaluates 50 major cities in the US and gives them a score out of 5 stars on the reproductive health care/ access to health care. The LRFI was just published Monday October 21, 2019.
Check it out here: https://localrepro.nirhealth.org/