Environmental, Geographic and Public Health Sciences Professor Jiang Yu helps students with an experiment in her General Physics I course. This first-semester general college physics course consists of studies in the principle and application of classical mechanics, waves, sound and heat. Typical topics include description of motions, Newton's laws of motion, Kepler's law of planetary motion, universal gravitation, work and energy, conservation laws, temperature, heat, and laws of thermodynamics.

Yesterday 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.

In her continued effort to learn as much about Fitchburg State University as she can, President Donna Hodge recently joined Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh for a tour of the university's Animal Care Facility. Dr. Welsh and students are currently  studying the effects of turbidity ("cloudy water") on the reproductive behavior of the rainwater killifish (Lucania parva).  Understanding how changes in water clarity may impact the ability to find mates and to successfully hatch eggs may provide insights into how changes in an animal's environment can impact its survival. 

Biology and Chemistry Professor Ronald Krieser gives a lesson in tissue culture in his Genetics Lab  in the Antonucci Science Complex. In this course, basic principles of biological information processing are examined including Mendelian inheritance, sex determination, chromosome cytogenetics, linkage, recombination and genetic mapping, mutagenesis, molecular genetics and gene-enzyme relationships, and quantitative inheritance. Learn more about our School of Health and Natural Sciences here.

Curtis P. Rodgers (C.P.R.) is in the Simulation Lab, so our nursing students were immersed in a code blue  simulation. A “code blue” is defined as any patient with an unexpected cardiac or respiratory arrest requiring resuscitation and activation of a hospital-wide alert. A pause in the scenario allowed faculty to go in-depth in the scenario and allowed the students to work on their CPR skills; given immediate feedback from both the mannikin patient, and external devices. Our Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins” act as lifelike patient simulators, wherein instructors provide real-time feedback via a control center, giving students as close to real-life simulation as possible. Fellow students acted as support staff and assisted the team through the simulation once the code blue alarm was initiated. All students and faculty debrief after the scenario.

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.

The university's Biology Club recently held a Valentine Crafts session int e Antonucci Science Complex. 

Career Services and Advising Center  Assoc. Director of Internship Coordination and Employee Relations Susan Beddes held an internship information session for Health Sciences majors in the Antonucci Science Complex. Biology and Chemistry Professor Christopher Cratsley was on hand to answer any specialized questions the students may have pertaining to their particular field of study. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh's Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 course record the cardiovascular effects of cold in their lab in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course provides a detailed examination of the circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive excretory, and reproductive systems.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Emma Downs' 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.