Biology – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/25/2023 by Liina Koivula

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez! Alejandro was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Accepted to SROP at Purdue

03/16/2023 by Liina Koivula

Claudio Escalante accepted to Purdue SROP

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted to Purdue University‘s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) to work with faculty mentor Professor Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, with the College of Engineering in the School of Biomedical Engineering. This exceptional opportunity includes a stipend of $4000, research experience, roundtrip transportation, university housing for eight weeks, professional development … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Awarded Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award

01/24/2023 by Liina Koivula

Devin Mumey Receives a Clawson-Youngs Environmental Studies Award

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected as one of the recipients of a Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award for 2022-23. The award consists of an initial $500, plus an additional $500 and an award certificate upon completion of Devin’s project report. EWU will be publishing a pamphlet with all of the award recipients’ … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Attends Lichen Workshop in West Virginia

01/24/202311/03/2022 by Liina Koivula

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey collected and identified lichen species with mentor Dr. Jessica Allen for his summer research internship. He recently had the opportunity to travel with Dr. Allen and a group of students to the Tuckerman Lichen Workshop, an annual field course for scholars and enthusiasts, held this year in a remote redoubt of Appalachia, … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Selected for Scholarship

01/24/202308/04/2022 by Liina Koivula

Devin Mumey Selected for the Standard Scholarship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected to receive the Susan and Richard Stannard Scholarship. Devin Mumey is working towards a major in Biology with a focus on Plant Sciences and a minor in Chemistry. He is interested in studying hybrid fruits and crossbreeding, as well as disease resistance. For his … Read more

Malek Chreiki Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

07/27/202207/12/2022 by Liina Koivula

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki! Malek was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more