This organization started as a vehicle for students and faculty to join together in activities related to science but for which no academic credit is involved. Past field trips taken by Philotech have turned up plant species new to science, and sighted unusual birds. The organization is whatever people with an interest in biology want it to be. All biology students should be involved in Philotech to some extent. Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History .
Scientific meetings offer excellent opportunities to see how scientific information is exchanged.
There are opportunities to both hear and present scientific papers. The Idaho Academy of Sciences meets every spring at a different institution in the State. Albertson College of Idaho students often give papers reporting results of their research or honors projects at these meetings. In fact, your peers often win best undergraduate student paper awards. The Idaho Entomology Group meets in the museum about once per semester.