Category: Academics

Publish and Prosper

Mac students work alongside faculty in the lab and in the field—and publish the results.

Contagion

Mayo Innovation

Macalester’s proximity to the Mayo Clinic and top biomedical companies provides some great opportunities, including the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program.

The Elegant C. Elegans

Nicole Miller '14 worked on the regulation of genes through RNAi in Professor Mary Montgomery's lab.

Meaning of Mixed Race

Macalester sponsors conference on the identities and culture of mixed race America.

Vampires 101

By exploring literature, film, and folklore, one first-year class found out there’s much more to vampires than Twilight.

Mac’s First Online Course

Gadget Guy

Our Four First-Years Grow Up

Astrophysics in Belgium

While studying abroad, Ned Molter kept his eyes on the sky for star explosions.

Revitalizing Historic Sites

A Mac history class drew Natalie Heneghan ’15 (Cedarburg, Wis.) to a HistoriCorps preservation project in Wyoming.

Copper in Our Bodies

Richard Liang’s study of copper may increase understanding of Alzheimer’s.

Investigating Sickle-Cell Anemia

Dinesh Rathakrishnan Believes Research Will Make Him a Better Doctor

Better Living through [Plant] Chemistry

From campus research to the Mayo Clinic, Julie Sun ’14 is using science to make a difference.

Captivated by Chemistry

Much to his surprise, Andrew Olinger ’15 found his intellectual passion in chemistry.

Investigating Iron in Cancer Cells

Burton Masem ’14 studied the effects of iron overload on ovarian cancer cells.

Tweeting from Libya

Ellen Noble ’13 analyzed tweets (over 7,000 of them) to explore the ways in which social media was used by Libyans to challenge the dominant hero-victim narrative of humanitarian crises.

Math and the Real World

Sara Staszak used math to address the detection of structural defects.

Becoming a Scientist

Alyssa Ashbaugh ’14 did research at the Mayo Clinic, a large research university, and a campus lab.

Passions and Requiems

A course cross-listed in Music and Religious Studies teaches unforgettable lessons of power and prayer.

When Majors Collide

Issa Ali ’15 found his computer science skills were highly applicable to biology research.