Biology

“Rat Poop and Tar Pits”
Elizabeth Austin (Mychajliw)

“Seasonal Microbial Dynamics: Toward an Interannual Understanding of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Champlain.” Eli DiBari (Eggleston)

“Chemical and ecological effects of urbanization in Burlington streams.”
Ella Roelofs, Kayley Porter, and Liza Toll (Moody and Costanza-Robinson)

Documentary film screening of Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire followed by panel discussion and Q&A session with film director, experts interviewed in the film, and local experts from Middlebury.

Come visit our research center and museum! Middlebury students are creating an immersive community outreach and engagement experience for Vermonters of all ages who love learning about wildlife and the world of Pokémon. Visitors can touch specimens, ask questions, and collect prizes through speaking with student experts on insects, mammals, and more. Costumes are welcome - we’ll be dressed up too!

Event Title: “Small regulatory RNAs are mediators of t he Streptococcus mutans SloR regulon”
India Drummond
Middlebury College

Thomas Mazzarulli
“Tracking tick feeding: Can you determine the blood-meal source of blacklegged ticks?”

Adelaide Mahler
“Sphagnum-associated nitrogen fixation in New England peatlands.”

Qiting (Tina) Cai
“Exploring the influence of diel vertical migration patterns on bone density variations in lanternfishes.”

Katherine DeFrancesco
“How are mayflies (Ephemerella subvaria) affected by road salt runoff? An investigation into the energetic costs imposed on mayflies living in elevated salinities.”

Departments of Biology and Chemistry & Biochemistry joint reception for graduating seniors and their guests, including Molecular Biology & Biochemistry seniors, in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall.

Join us for a dynamic conversation with guest speakers and community members about how art can reflect, engage, and resist apocalyptic ideas and futures.

Kaleidoscope: Multi Media Student Exhibit & Performance Night

“Empire of My Fireflies” by Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao, First-Place Winner of the United Nations International Art Competition and Nigeria’s Arts Ambassador to the United Nations and United States.