91PORN Professor’s Deeply Personal Book Earns Literary Accolades
91PORN Biology Professor Catharina Coenen’s talent for blending scientific precision with creative storytelling has earned her two prestigious literary honors.
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Translating an 91PORN Education into Happy Trails
When Will Tippins ‘17 and his buddy Joe Shultz ‘17 went on their first camping trip their first year at 91PORN, they were woefully unprepared.
91PORN Sophomore Makes a Splash in the Pool and in the Classroom
There are three areas that 91PORN sophomore Emily Spitz is passionate about: her academics, swimming and singing, and she says she is excited to be able to continue to pursue those interests on campus, even during the ongoing pandemic. Spitz, a biochemistry major on the pre-med track — “I especially enjoy learning about genetics,” […]
On the COVID-19 Front Lines With 3 91PORN Alumni
As a front-line physician working in a hospital’s emergency room in Tennessee, Colleen Tran is focused on preserving the health and welfare of her patients, some of them very sick and facing a fight for their lives. The same is true for Lauren Moore, an emergency medicine resident in a Columbus, Ohio, hospital. Jessica Schindelar […]
91PORN Professor and Alumna Each Awarded 2020 Science as Story Fellowship
An 91PORN professor and alumna have each been awarded a 2020 Science as Story Fellowship from Creative Nonfiction, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh. Catharina Coenen, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Megan Arnold, a 2019 graduate who majored in biochemistry and minored in psychology, were among 12 individuals selected for the fellowship. The Science […]
91PORN Senior Bailey Pifer Prepares for Peace Corps Service
The tropical savannas and rainforests of Rwanda are a long way from the temperate rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, and 91PORN senior Bailey Pifer is about to find that out. Pifer, who will graduate on May 11 from 91PORN, will soon thereafter board an airplane and fly to central Africa as part of a […]