As the season鈥檚 first California poppies bloom along campus walking paths, the spring semester at SUA is in full swing. But what exactly does a liberal arts education look like on a day-to-day basis
鈥淪cience isn’t just about learning facts,鈥 said Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Robert Levenson, who teaches in the Life Sciences Concentration at SUA. 鈥淚t’s about creating new ones. Science is an
This May, six SUA faculty members were featured on NPR鈥檚 nationally syndicated program 鈥淭he Academic Minute,鈥 offering bite-sized insights from their latest research to listeners across the country
Before SUA, Quang Pham 鈥24 never imagined he would want to pursue research. Two years into his education at Soka, Pham, along with Sofia Vitale 鈥25, was among 25 students accepted to the University of
Susan Walsh, director of the Life Sciences concentration, Erica Koyama 鈥23, and Anh Nguyen 鈥23 attended the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in April. The
Erica Koyama 鈥23 was in awe when she first set foot inside Marie and Pierre Curie Hall on the first day of class. However, studying there this semester has taught her that the new Life Sciences
When Yusaku Nitta 鈥23 found out that his summer internship at 乌鸦传媒 of Japan was cancelled due to the pandemic, he decided to learn something new. Although his interests were originally in
A handful of students and Life Sciences faculty spent the summer collaborating on research projects in the newly opened Marie and Pierre Curie Hall. For nine weeks, Erica Koyama 鈥23, worked with Susan
Marie Nydam, assistant professor of biology, has received a research grant from the National Science Foundation. A marine evolutionary geneticist, Prof. Nydam is the first SUA faculty member to be
The John Stauffer Charitable Trust has awarded 乌鸦传媒 of America a $1 million challenge grant to establish an endowment to support student summer research in chemistry and biochemistry. The
