Tampa Bay area residents will be treated to a striking celestial spectacle at the end of June — a close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky. As a free service to local residents, the St. Petersburg College observatory will be open to the public (weather permitting) between 8:45 and … Continue reading SPC hosts telescope viewing of planetary rendezvous
Members of the Science Adventures Club on the Clearwater Campus rode atop the float they built to celebrate marine science and the Clearwater Campus’ 50th anniversary during the Clearwater Centennial Parade May 30. With funding help from Student Services, the float showcased the research that science students have been doing for the last few years … Continue reading Science students participate in Clearwater Centennial Parade
Photosynthesis: the conversion of light energy to chemical energy that is stored in suguars or other orgnic compounds. We’ve all learned this, but photosynthesis is more than that! It provies the oxygen that we need to produce energy, it helped to create the ozone, and is a key metabolic process that supports the basis of … Continue reading Exploring photosynthesis through art
The first ever Biology I Honors course was offered this past Spring semester. As part of the combined lecture and laboratory course, the students were required to synthesize, research and complete an individual term project. The project culminated with a poster presentation. Faculty and other students were invited to come and observe the work of the honors … Continue reading Inaugural Biology I Honors Class Presents Term Projects
WEDU Quest is a monthly series on science, technology and education. It’s hosted by SPC’s microbiology professor, Dr. Shannon Ulrich (formerly Dr. Shannon McQuaig). This month the WEDU Quest crew came to the Clearwater campus to film the host segment in the microbiology lab. For more information on the show visit: WEDU Quest.
Last fall, St. Petersburg College was awarded a $623,740 grant to provide scholarships for individuals pursing a degree in field related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The first round of scholars began their tenure in the Spring 2015, and new scholars will be selected each fall and spring term through the duration of … Continue reading SPC supports STEM students with NSF scholarships
St. Petersburg College will host a Student-Led Sciences Colloquium at 6:30 p.m. April 9-10 at the SPC Clearwater Campus in the Arts Auditorium. The event kicks off Thursday with a keynote speaker presentation that is free and open to the public. The event will continue on Friday with a series of panel discussions that will … Continue reading SPC hosts Student-Led Sciences Colloquium April 9-10
St. Petersburg College graduate Salwa Shamsi has been named one of two Chancellor’s Students of the Month by the Florida College System for January 2015. Shamsi graduated in December 2014 with an Associate in Arts microbiology transfer degree from St. Petersburg College. During her time at SPC, she was involved in student clubs such as … Continue reading SPC graduate named Chancellor’s Student of the Month
Congratulations to Kimberly Myers, a St. Petersburg College adjunct mathematics professor and one of RateMyProfessors.com’s Top 25 2013-2014 Junior and Community College Professors. Myers received an overall, average rating of 5.0, the highest rating possible. She came in 21st in the nation in the junior and community college category. Learn more about Myers and the … Continue reading RateMyProfessor ranks SPC math professor in Top 25
St. Petersburg College faculty members Heyward Mathews and Monica Lara, and SPC alumna Brittany Barbara, were featured among local science experts and event participants during a Lionfish Safari in the Gulf of Mexico. Students from St. Petersburg College and the University of South Florida volunteered with Reef Monitoring Inc., a group of deep-sea divers that … Continue reading SPC students, faculty participate in dive to hunt, study invasive lionfish