Even if you are not normally an early riser, it is worth setting your alarm clock to have a look at the celestial spectacle in the pre-dawn sky. Like pearls on a necklace, all five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, are visible without a telescope and lined up across the sky, from southeast … Continue reading View of five aligned planets in pre-dawn sky worth the effort
There is a lot of planet activity in the early morning sky, with five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, visible at the same time. For about the next month, you will be able to see these five for the first time in a decade. Telescope viewing of five planets In response, the St. Petersburg … Continue reading SPC offers telescope viewing of five planets
According to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical equipment repairers is projected to grow 30 percent from 2012 to 2022. The state of Florida needs individuals trained in the area of biomedical technology due to the high-demand for health care services and the increasing types and complexity of the equipment these … Continue reading Filling Florida’s growing need for biomedical technology training
This December, we will celebrate a momentous occasion – SPC’s 150,000th graduate. What does an SPC graduate look like? Check out our graduate and alumni stories and be prepared to be inspired. Help us spread the word and share your own story today on social media by adding the hashtag #WeAreSPC to your posts and … Continue reading SPC alumna @SylviaEarle Oceanographer/Environmentalist #WeAreSPC
Three St. Petersburg College students earned top honors at the annual Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology conference held in Cocoa Beach. The students belong to the Microbiology Research Student Association at the Clearwater Campus and competed against students from around the state. Joseph Perez was awarded second place in the undergraduate poster … Continue reading SPC students rank among top at statewide microbiology conference
The college experience is a combination of the environment in the classroom together with the ambiance of nature in an outdoor setting. Providing areas on campus where students can relax, form study groups, as well as participate in course instruction outside of the classroom can greatly improve student success. On the SPC Clearwater Campus, hidden … Continue reading SPC students pitch in to beautify the CL campus!
On Thursday, Sept. 24, about 30 students and faculty attended the first seminar of the newly formed Science and Engineering Club on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. The new club held its first meeting Sept. 3. The club will meet on the first and third Thursdays every month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in SC-234. SPC Microbiology Professor … Continue reading New Science and Engineering Club forms
By Dr. Heyward Mathews & Dr. Monica Lara On Sept. 12-13, Reef Monitoring Inc., held its second annual Lionfish Safari to combat the population explosion of the invasive lionfish into our local Gulf waters. From a few of this Pacific species of reef fish that were released into Florida waters in the late 1980s, their … Continue reading SPC students help with invasive lionfish control
By Dr. Heyward Matthews and Dr. Monica Lara On September 12 and 13, Reef Monitoring Inc. will sponsor a Lionfish Safari to help control the spread of the invasive Lionfish that is threatening our local reef fish. The event is under the direction of Cory Trier, a marine sciences student at St. Petersburg College’s Clearwater … Continue reading SPC student heads up Lionfish Safari
Channeling artist Vincent Van Gogh, Lauren LeLockwood (a SPC biology student) tries to recreate artwork using pigment bacteria. The bacteria comes from a collection of pigmented microbes. This collection was established by Dr. Shannon Ulrich’s research students. Students collected various environmental samples including water and soil samples. The samples were plated on a variety of microbiological … Continue reading Art and Bacteria!