Students Explore Opportunities in STEM

Purchase College Natural and Social Science professors Linda Bastone, Karen Singer-Freeman, Joe Skrivanek, and Mark Jonas, and two staff members, Shaina Dymond and Julianna Campos Lopes, accompanied eleven students to Indianapolis, IN November 14–17 for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS).

These students have conducted original STEM research with Purchase College faculty members. During the conference, over 2,000 students from over 350 colleges and universities participated in poster and oral presentations in twelve STEM disciplines.

The students participated in workshops, lectures, and networking events to explore opportunities in STEM research.The students’ research and conference attendance was funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bridges to the Baccalaureate and MARC U*STAR grants.

Eight of the students presented their research and two Bridges scholars, Tara Clark and Lilibeth Mendoza, were recognized with awards for outstanding presentations. The community college students are preparing for transfer to four-year schools and the Purchase College students are currently preparing applications for summer research opportunities and PhD programs.

About Purchase College, SUNY

Purchase College, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of 64 universities and colleges, was founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller. His aspiration for Purchase was to create a dynamic campus that combined conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, in order to inspire an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students. Today, Purchase College, SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the College, visit www.purchase.edu.