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!
Many of the Biology classes at SPC educate students in the classroom, but also let them apply their learning outside the classroom and in the field. This summer term, students in the Plant Biology course (BOT 3015) got to to put their new-found plant knowledge to work exploring the ecosystem at Brooker Creek Preserve. Do … Continue reading Botany students explore plants at Brooker Creek
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School alumni Amy Rice, recent recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Research Fellowship at Chicago’s Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), is conducting research in the field of Computational Biophysics. While she has experimental collaborators that she works with, her research is primarily computer based and does not happen in a traditional laboratory. … Continue reading SPC alumni focuses on Computational Biophysics research
“One of the great things about working at St. Petersburg College is the academic freedom and the ability to design courses that allow both faculty and students to explore their academic interests.” – Dr. Shannon Ulrich The Baccalaureate Biology program at SPC offers core courses where students are introduced to the basics of studying life. … Continue reading I want to be a Biologist! What classes can I take???
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 planet Jupiter was the center of attraction during a recent astronomy lab on the Gibbs campus of SPC. The photos above were captured on the evening of March 19 with telescopes atop the Natural Science building. Using inexpensive webcams attached to these telescopes, students in the observational astronomy course AST1022L obtained short video clips of … Continue reading Spotlight on Jupiter in the SPC Astronomy Lab
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.