Recently. our third-year nursing students worked through a pediatric patient scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. One of our Senior nursing student played the role of the concerned mother.

Yesterday afternoon, our School of Health and Natural Sciences and Career Services held a Biotech & Life Sciences Career Forum in the Hammond Main Lounge. The   Department of Biology and Chemistry, in collaboration with MassBioEd, welcomed industry professionals (Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Bioengineering) to their annual Biotechnology Networking Event.  Professionals, many of whom are our alumni, shared their experiences with our majors and introduced them to the different careers within these industries. After an activity on the drug discovery pathway led by Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Blueprint Medicines Rizwana Seeham, students had the opportunity to network in small groups with our industry volunteers.

 Students in Biology Professor Christopher Picone General Biology II Lab are studying invertebrate anatomy, In this particular lab, the invertebrates being studied are earthworms and lobsters. The course examines principles of organismal biology. Topics include evolution, diversity, plant biology, and animal biology. The laboratory emphasizes hypothesis formation and data analysis.  

 Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Elizabeth DiLoreto's Medical Microbiology Lab perform strep tests in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course serves as an introduction to the biology of major groups of micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. Emphasis is placed on their relationship to man as agents of infectious diseases. In the laboratory principles and practices of aseptic techniques and diagnostic identification and culture of disease entities are explored.  

After going over the scenario and treatment, teams of our second-year Nursing students entered the  Nursing Simulation Laboratory patient room where they worked through a diabetes patient scenario. The student nurses assessed, took vitals, administered medications, and checked the patients wound. 

 Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's General Chemistry II Lab work on an assignment in the Antonucci Science Complex. In this course, topics include chemical, acid/base, and solubility equilibria and chemical kinetics. 

Teaming up for a cause, the Biology Club and Nursing students partnered with the  Red Cross  for a Blood Drive at the Main Lounge in the Hammond Hall. Students, faculty and staff rolled up their sleeves for a good cause.

 Our second-year Nursing students worked through a  patient care scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. Gloria fell on the ice and needs wound care.

This afternoon, the university's Career Services and Advising Center sponsored a Health Sciences career fair in the Hammond Main Lounge. The program was open to all students in all majors, with a focus on positions in; nursing, biology, chemistry, and exercise and sports science. 

Students in Biology Professor Christopher Picone General Biology II Lab are studying early plant forms (mosses, ferns) in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course examines principles of organismal biology. Topics include evolution, diversity, plant biology, and animal biology. The laboratory emphasizes hypothesis formation and data analysis.