This program is for high school students with an interest in the biological and life sciences. The curriculum emphasizes microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology in both laboratory and classroom settings. The program will enroll a total of 40 students who have had one year of biology. Morning sessions combine lectures, a bio-computing workshop, a bioethics class, field trips, and library research. Afternoons are spent in the teaching labs.
Students also complete independent laboratory and library projects.
The application deadline is Monday, May 1. Students honor four professors At the Rochester Conference on Undergraduate Research and Creativity, held April 6 and 7, four faculty members were honored by students as Professor of the Year. URC 2000, an exposition of undergraduate research and creativity, was sponsored by the College and the Students' Association Senate. The idea for the expo grew from the success of last spring's National Conference on Undergraduate Research held on the River Campus.