Last week, our  Exercise and Sports Science students took "pushing your limits" to a whole new level. They transformed a section of  the North St. Exercise & Sports Science Lab into an 85°F heat chamber to test exactly how physical exertion impacts the body under pressure.

While one team monitored the subject’s vitals in the heat, another analyzed the data in real-time to evaluate the results. It’s real world hands-on science for our future sports pros.

The Engineering Technology Department recently held their annual BBQ on the Highland Ave. Prizes and certificates were awarded to our students for the 7th Annual Engineering Technology Student Project Competition. 

A team of faculty and student mentors involved in the S-STEM Project, along with some of our Fitchburg State University Engineering Technology Department's Industry Advisory Board (IAB) recently met in Presidents Hall for an information session about the S-STEM Project. The project is committed to improving  STEM majors in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics student  experience.  

 Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's Physical Chemistry 1 Lab work on an experiment where they bring water to a boil at room temperature utilizing pressure in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course explores the underlying principles of chemistry from a physical chemistry standpoint. Topics of discussion include kinetic theory, theories of the structure of matter, theory of solutions, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, spectroscopy and kinetics. 

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.