Students in Fitchburg State’s game design program work on their their capstone projects in the IdeaLab which is located off-campus. The IdeaLab houses a state of the art studio space designed to promote applied work and create interaction between students, faculty and working professionals. Student groups are tasked with creating a game wherein students have the opportunity to work with developers from Rockstar New England as mentors, in addition to our faculty.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Michael Nosek's Cell Culture Techniques course work on an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course consists of a survey of the techniques and experimental approaches used in cell culture experimentation. Topics covered will include sterile technique, media preparation, types and sources of cells, cell propagation and quantification, and viability assays. Students will develop their own research project based on their interests. They will use the scientific method to formulate hypotheses and carry out appropriate experiments to address the hypotheses.

At Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), a frequent collaborator and partner of the university, during the recording of "I Remember When" featuring a discussion between local Author & Historian Mark Bodanza and Fitchburg Historical Society Director, Susan Navarre regarding Abraham Lincoln’s September 1848 stop in Fitchburg - Ironically on Lincoln’s birthday. Watch the discussion on FATV here.

Love was in the air in the Falcon Hub as Fitchburg Activities Board (FAB) held the  popular Stuff-A-Heart Pillow & Plant a Flower event.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh's Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 course record post-exercise ECGs in their lab. The course provides a detailed examination of the circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive excretory, and reproductive systems.

Nursing students review dosing and administering medications via injection in their Nursing Foundations Lab with Professor Arlana Arsenault.

This afternoon, Student Development Commuter and Volunteer Affairs Shane Franzen, in conjunction with Financial Aid hosted Scholarship Week Bingo in the Falcon Hub with $300 in prizes plus over $250,000 in scholarship opportunities!

 Assistant Director of Study Abroad Nicole Salerno recently took time out of her busy schedule to record a podcast to be posted on Perseverantia: the Fitchburg State Podcast Network. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Erin Rehrig's General Biology I Lab work on an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course examines principles of molecular, cellular, and genetics biology. Topics include biomolecules, cell structure and function, and information processing and inheritance. The laboratory emphasizes the scientific method through experimentation.

Fitchburg State University Police Program  Interim Police Academy Director Alexandra Wysocki welcomed representatives from over twenty law enforcement agencies to the Hammond Main Lounge this afternoon for the  Career Services and Advising Center's Law Enforcement Reverse Career Fair. A reverse career fair flips the table, students stationed at tables get a chance to pitch themselves to employers, who in turn get quality one-on-one time with job seekers.