Trustee Thomas Broman ’76 of Barneveld, Wisconsin, will speak via Zoom Nov. 11 for Barbara Sisson’s “Biology of Cancer” class. He will discuss President Richard Nixon’s “war on cancer” and the impacts it has had on technology and research. Broman is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and specializes in science […]
Julia Goeks, a senior from Lake Forest, Illinois, is the fourth-generation member of her family to attend Ripon College. “I take that as a sign of how special the community is that it has been part of our family history for so long,” she says. Goeks is pursuing majors in chemistry and physics and a […]
Despite restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kirsten Funk ’21 of Menasha, Wisconsin, was able to participate in two summer research opportunities. Through the Keck Graduate Institute of Claremont, California, Funk was part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program that was held virtually this year, with “with lab assistance being our hands within […]
Conducting research during the era of COVID-19 was challenging, but also brought unexpected benefits, says Kiera Robe ’21 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During the summer, Robe was a research assistant for Julia Manor, associate professor of psychology. She worked mostly from home, but because part of her duties involved taking care of the rat lab, she […]
Maya Petersen ’20 of Emerald, Wisconsin, plans to take a gap year to gain some work experience before attending either medical school or graduate school for chemistry. She is majoring in chemistry and Spanish. “In my time at Ripon, I learned to never doubt my capabilities,” she says. “At the start of many semesters, I […]
After graduation, Gabriella Mraz ’20 of Wind Lake, Wisconsin, will be applying to dental schools. At Ripon, she is majoring in chemistry-biology. “An important lesson that I have learned while at Ripon is to never be afraid to ask for help,” Mraz says. “I’ve been coping with the off-campus end to my college career by […]
In the fall, Miye Aoki-Kramer ’20 of Seattle, Washington, plans to student teach. She is a biology major with minors in chemistry and educational studies. She says the most important lesson she learned at Ripon College is that “it’s important to be an active member of the community and to support each other. And to […]
MacKenzie Warner ’21 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been selected to participate in the prestigious NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) this summer. The program will allow Warner to work with other undergraduate rising seniors and NASA scientists at the National Suborbital Research Center in California. She is one of only 28 students to be selected […]
After graduation in May, Zea Woods ’20 plans to take specialized classes and work within the medical field to bulk up her transcript, as well as to study for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test. She then will apply to master’s programs to physician assistant master’s programs. At Ripon, the Hillsboro, Wisconsin, native is a […]
After graduation in May, Adam Wronski ’20 will be working as an assistant scientist at PPD in Middleton, Wisconsin, a global contract research organization providing integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. Eventually, he plans to earn a Ph.D. in ecology. Wronski, of Red Wing Minnosta, is a biology major with a chemistry minor. […]
Eric Westberg ’20 of North Mankato, Minnesota, is considering several options after he graduates in May. He first plans to get a job and more experience then possibly attend graduate school. He is majoring in chemistry. The most important lesson he learned at Ripon College, he says, is that “even the smartest person can’t answer […]
Max Mindiola ’20 of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, will fulfill a lifelong dream when he enters dental school this fall. Mindiola will be attending Creighton University School of Dental Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. At Ripon, he is a biology major with a chemistry minor. “The most important lesson I learned at Ripon is that feeling at […]
Ripon College is doing its part to help support local assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small facilities such as these do not have stockpiles of personal protective equipment and are not supported by the state’s emergency supply distribution network. Larger facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes have more access to available supplies. […]
Andrew Johnson ’20 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says the most important thing he learned at Ripon is time management. “Juggling a bunch of different responsibilities at Ripon has helped me find time to satisfy each, but most importantly, it helped me keep calm during times of high stress,” he says. Johnson is majoring in chemistry with […]
Kylie Ainslie ’11, research associate in influenza dynamics at Imperial College London, was among a group interviewed for “The Agenda: COVID-19 special” on CGTN (China Global Television Network). The international media organization brings a Chinese perspective to global news. The panel discusses vaccines, international co-operation and misinformation, and where the epidemic is headed. A second […]
A paper about small biopreservative sugars by Christina Othon, associate professor of physics, Julia Goeks ’21 of Lake Forest, Illinois, and coauthors has been published by ACS Publications. Othon also presented on the work during an invited talk in July at the fifth International Frontiers in Water Biophysics Conference in Erice, Italy. Goeks presented the […]
Financial aid and the 80% medical school acceptance rate of Ripon College students were the deciding factors for Cory Alvey ’11 when deciding where to get his undergraduate degree. His work now as a senior scientist at AbbVie Inc., one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies, is largely focused on anti-cancer research. He investigates what […]
A grant of $400,400 has been awarded to a program of the Midwestern Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C), of which Ripon College is a part. The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure and Chemistry divisions awarded the grant through its Major Research Instrumentation Program. Joe Scanlon, associate professor of chemistry at Ripon and a […]
Jenan Kharbush ’09 was honored with a Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumni Award June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Kharbush is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. She is a member of the Harvard Earth and Planetary Science/Environmental Science and Engineering Department’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belong Committee; and a mentor for Harvard Graduate Women in Science […]
Ripon alumnus Dr. Zachary Morris ’02 recently received a prestigious scientific award of $200,000 to advance highly innovative research projects with implications for human health. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation presents the awards through its competitive and longstanding Shaw Scientist Program to early career faculty to advance highly innovative research projects with implications for human health. […]