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How molecular biology will help feed the world
The current world population is 7.3 billion, and is expected to reach 9.7 billion people by the year 2050. With that, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates we will need to increase food production by 70 percent in the next 35 years to meet the growing number of mouths to feed […]
Read More...April 26th, 2016
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The future looks promising for pre-medicine bachelors in biology students
In January, U.S. News & World Report released the “Best Jobs of 2016” rankings, and in a list of 100 jobs spread across a wide variety of fields, healthcare related careers filled nine of the top ten job slots – a promising outlook for bachelors in biology students interested in a future in medicine. This […]
Read More...February 26th, 2016
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Spotlight Career for Bachelors of Biology Students: Veterinary Medicine
A recent study conducted by Payscale.com, surveyed over two million workers on whether or not they felt their work contributed to making the world a better place. They compared this data with the annual income across 24 job categories and over 500 unique job titles and measured the overlap of job meaning and salary to […]
Read More...January 14th, 2016
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The Art of Napping: the biology of a good night’s sleep
On October 12, Dr. Anna Hulbert of University Physicians presented on “The Art of Napping” as part of the Wisdom for Wellness LEAD event series. At the event, Hulbert spoke on sleep hygiene, signs of sleepiness, sleep need, sleep stages, the art of napping and the effects of sleep on overall health. She also touched […]
Read More...December 7th, 2015
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