Around Campus - Chemistry for Health Science

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 18, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Billy Samulak's Chemistry for Health Science lab worked on an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course is designed specifically for nursing and exercise sports majors and will include a study of selected topics from general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry. (This course will not fulfill the requirements of the biology major or healthy professional programs such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and physician assistant). 

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences

Annual Science Symposium

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM

The Biology, Chemistry, and Earth & Geographic Sciences departments held their annual science symposium yesterday afternoon at the Lisciotti pavilion in the Antonucci Science Building. This is an event where the science faculty, and students, present posters on their research to get students interested and involved in the sciences.

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences, Environmental Science

Nursing Simulation Laboratory; Community Nursing

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 15, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Two teams of senior nursing students worked through a community nursing scenario with a professional Social Worker as patient in our Nursing Simulation Lab. The Fitchburg State University Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins”, or "actors" act as  patients. Fellow students watch as their classmates work through the simulation. All students and faculty debrief after the scenario.

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Topics: Community, Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Life Science for Educators

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 11, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Students in Dr. Christopher Cratsley's Life Science for Educators course work on an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course covers a broad array of life science topics including cellular, organismal, and human biology. It is designed to provide a foundation in the life sciences for education majors (K-8). The course includes a laboratory component designed to develop the students' understanding of the scientific method and provide some biology methodologies that will aid students in the development of lesson plans and classroom activities. An integrative approach is taken for some aspects of this course to establish connections to other sciences (earth science, chemistry, engineering).

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences, Education Program

Around Campus - General Chemistry I Lab

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 9, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dennis Awasabisah's General Chemistry I Lab perform an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course explores the fundamental laws and theories of chemistry such as atomic structure, the periodic table, electrochemistry, descriptive inorganic chemistry, the gas laws, solutions, equilibrium calculations and chemical bonding. Chemical calculations are emphasized. 

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Geographic Information System (GIS) for Criminal Justice

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 8, 2024 at 12:15 PM

 Earth and Geographic Sciences Professor Jane Huang works with Criminal Justice students in her GIS (Geographic Information System) for Criminal Justice course in the Antonucci Science Complex.  The course introduces students to the theory and application of crime mapping and analysis in a GIS (Geographic Information System) environment. Students will learn the criminological theories that supports crime analysis and place-based policing. Students will also learn the basic skills of using GIS to create crime maps and to analyze crime patterns. 

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Topics: Criminal Justice, Health and Natural Sciences, Environmental Science

Health Professions Advising: Podiatry and Suturing

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 8, 2024 at 9:15 AM

School of Health and Natural Sciences Professor Dr. Ronald Krieser held a Health Professions Advising session yesterday afternoon in the Antonucci Science Complex. This session focused on podiatry and suturing. Dr. D. Ghannoum, Chief Podiatric Surgery Resident, Saint Vincent Hospital talked with students about Podiatric Medicine, and Podiatric Medical School. He was then joined by three fellow Podiatrists to  conduct a workshop on suturing.

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Oceanography Lab

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM

Students in Earth and Geographic Sciences Professor Elizabeth Gordon's Oceanography class learn about the density and salinity of seawater in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of fundamental scientific concepts that describe ocean processes. Topics include marine geology (ocean basins, sediments), marine chemistry (properties of seawater), and physical oceanography (waves, tides, currents), with some discussion of biological oceanography.

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences, Environmental Science

Nursing Foundations Lab; Patient Mobility

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 4, 2024 at 8:45 AM

 Nursing  students learn the methods of, and importance of dealing with patient mobility issues in their Nursing Foundations Lab. In this course, emphasis is placed on professionalism, caring, communication, cultural considerations, spirituality, sexuality and health promoting activities. 

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Topics: Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Microbiology Lab

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 3, 2024 at 8:45 AM

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Sean Rollins' Medical Microbiology course performed various procedures in their lab in the Antonucci Science Complex. The 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.

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Topics: Health and Natural Sciences

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