Biology News Archive


  • Sign up for PPHS mock interviews by January 31

    Jan 24, 2022

    Students planning apply to dental, medical, or veterinary school should sign up to participate in the PPHS Mock Interview process. Participation in the mock interview process ensures that a committee letter can be submitted on the student's behalf as part of their application to professional school. Please contact Dr. Charlotte Pratt, Director of the PPHS program, at prattc1@spu.edu no later than Monday, January 31, 2022.Updated information about the PPHS committee process and some other useful documents at PPHS student info can be found here (link requires SPU login).

  • Sophia Chilczuk nominated for Sports Star of the Year

    Jan 18, 2022

    Congratulations to Sophia Chilczuk (BS Applied Human Biology, 2021), who was nominated by the Seattle Sports Commission for the 87th Annual Sports Star of the Year Award in Women's Sports. In addition to graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Applied Human Biology, Sophia was a star forward on the SPU women's soccer team. The Women's Sports category is one of three open for public vote, and voting is open until January 23. Awardees will be announced on May 26.

  • Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith publishes research paper with student co-authors

    Oct 27, 2021

    Dr. Janet Bester-Meredith, Associate Professor of Biology, and six undergraduate student researchers (all SPU alumni) just published their peer-reviewed article, “Blocking olfactory input alters aggression in male and female California mice (Peromyscus californicus)”, in the journal Aggressive Behavior https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22004. The student co-authors are: Jennifer Burns (BS Physiology 2015), Ngan Dang (BS Physiology 2020), Alexandrea Garcia (BS Physiology 2014), Grace Mammarella (BS Physiology 2016), Melissa Rowe (BS Cellular & Molecular Biology 2015) and Christine Spatacean (BS Biochemistry 2020).