Biology – �鶹ԭ��

Running Toward a Calling

Stephanie Ludovissy — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:30:15 +0000

Timothy Sevcik (’18) Biology & Spanish Birmingham, AL From the cross country course at �鶹ԭ�� to the operating rooms of Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Timothy Sevcik (’18) has carried the discipline, teamwork, and faith he developed as a Duhawk into his career in medicine. Originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa, Timothy grew up in a close-knit Catholic family as the fifth of six children.

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�鶹ԭ�� Joins 18 Schools in Approving the ‘Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee’ with Community Colleges

Lexi Schroeder — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:01:25 +0000

Iowa higher education institutions are collaborating to streamline the transfer process for Iowa community college and qualifying* high school students to private four-year institutions. �鶹ԭ�� is committed to making our campus a welcoming place where students of all backgrounds are empowered to succeed and reach their full academic potential. To support this commitment…

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’08 Graduate Serves Church and Community by Livestreaming Service

room34 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:14:14 +0000

Lauren (Squires) Ready (’08) believes in the instruction spelled out in 1 Peter 4:10: “Each one, as a good manager of God’s different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.” Ready and her husband Scott own Forever Ready Productions in Memphis, Tenn., and Chicago, Ill. Their employees include Brody Kuhar (’18), Allison Wong (’17), and Charlie Grant (’…

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U.S. News Ranks �鶹ԭ�� as Tenth Best Regional College

room34 — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:50:26 +0000

�鶹ԭ�� has been named the tenth Best Regional College in the Midwest — a 12-state region — according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings released Monday. �鶹ԭ�� also ranked sixth in Best Value and was the top college or university in Iowa to make the Best Undergraduate Teaching designation, ranking third. The 2023 U.S. News ranking includes data on nearly 1,452…

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�鶹ԭ�� Announces New Public Health Major

room34 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 01:48:23 +0000

�鶹ԭ�� is offering students a new option with the debut of the public health major beginning in the fall. The program is the latest of recent additions to the College focused on health. The public health major is for students who have an interest in the sociocultural aspects of health or are interested in learning how we can prevent disease and disability within our communities.

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Establishing Their Culture

room34 — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:33:35 +0000

As part of their work in the master of science in biomedical sciences program, Charles Chang and Morgan Lee have spent their first year doing research on cultures. Yeast cultures. With the assistance of Bryce Taylor, PhD, assistant professor of biology, they are working in the lab to develop yeast strains capable of better industrial performance, including the creation of biofuels like…

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�鶹ԭ�� introduces new STEM scholarships

room34 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:26:25 +0000

Funding comes from a $649,065 grant from National Science Foundation DUBUQUE, Iowa – �鶹ԭ��, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), will award up to 18 annual, renewable scholarships between $4,000 and $7,000, based on financial need, for students seeking an undergraduate degree in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). The priority deadline for applications…

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�鶹ԭ�� and Medical Associates partner for clinical trial on cancer survivors

room34 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:26:19 +0000

DUBUQUE, Iowa – �鶹ԭ�� and Medical Associates Oncology, in conjunction with Mercy Hospital, have launched a cancer clinical trial on the College’s campus. The �鶹ԭ�� Cancer Research in Exercise Science Laboratory (CARES Lab) focuses on evaluating the relationship between physical activity, prognosis, and quality of life in cancer survivors. “Cancer survivors face many challenges specific…

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