Video: Meeting mentors for success
Majoring in Pre-Med and Chemistry, Hastings local and college student Sean Selko shares the importance of a small college community. Selko talks about how easy it is to create a mentorship relationship…
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Video: Building foundation for professional career
Torey Kranau, a Chemistry major from Blue Hill, Nebraska discusses her experiences in the labs with hands-on work with partners and new technology. As the President of the American Chemical Society group,…
Expanding Skills in the Laboratory
Many people spend their summers picking tomatoes and green beans from vegetable gardens. Christina Zarek, a junior from Grand Island, Nebraska, spent the summer of 2014 studying them in a laboratory as…
Pharmacy internship confirms Eliasen’s career plans
Anna Eliasen, a senior biochemistry major from Meeker, Colo., heard about an opportunity to intern with Walgreens from her adviser, Dr. Amy Morris, Professor of Biology. “I went after this internship because…
Chemistry major has the Wright stuff for the Peace Corps
“I originally wanted to be a pharmacist,” said Emily Wright, a 2014 Hastings College graduate from Bridgeport, Neb. Moved by her experiences on J-Term trips to Trinidad, Tanzania and Ghana, however, Emily…
Dogbevia teaches more than chemistry
Growing up in Ghana, Dr. Moses Dogbevia, Associate Professor of Chemistry, learned to live and work with people of different ethnic and racial backgrounds, ideologies and cultural values. “My cultural history taught…
In the Lab: Exploring research careers through summer programs
Haley Sandoe ’15 wasn’t certain a career in research was for her. Dr. Neil Heckman, Chair of the Hastings College Chemistry Department, encouraged her to explore the possibility through a Research Experience…