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Inside the Genetics Lab: Experiential Learning on Cutting Edge Tech

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400

Students sequence DNA from the source to the screen with Professor Erika Ebbs.

3rd Annual BioBlitz at Purchase College

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Purchase College will be hosting its third annual BioBlitz on September 11th and 12th. Last year we had 44 participants and we hope to get even more people involved this year!

EOP Students Present Notable Findings at Research Symposium

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

After six weeks participating in the SUNY/EOP Undergraduate Summer Research Program, two EOP students presented their final projects at the Program's Summer Research Symposium.

Purchase Awarded Nearly $2M from USNSF

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0400

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will provide scholarships and support to 34 STEM students.

Nationally Ranked for Graduates Who Earn PhDs

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

According to the National Science Foundation survey.

Biology Facilities + Equipment

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Behind the Brick: General Biology 1 Lab

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0400

A peek inside the classrooms, labs, and studios at Purchase.

Purchase Receives Second Invasive Species Grant

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Professor George Kraemer and student Maura Vander Putten will study invasive species along hiking trails in the Catskills next summer.

The 2023 Startup Competition Awards $5,000 in Prizes

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

The Economics Program's Shark Tank-style event invites entrepreneurs to judge the inventive ideas of students from all majors.

Sonia Seth: SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winner

Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Biology major and Chemistry minor Sonia Seth is one of two who earned the honors.

Innovative Research Experience

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

The Buzz About Bees: Collecting Honey to Examine DNA

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Professor Stephen Harris and students in this new course extract honey from our own Purchase College bee hives.

Professors Awarded Major Grant by National Science Foundation

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Professors Erika Ebbs and Stephen Harris will study symbiotic communities among ducks.

Mackenzie Sky ’23 Researching Brain Cancer Treatments

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:00:00 -0400

The biology major interned this summer at the Columbia Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics.

Founding Professor Lee Ehrman Retires

Tue, 26 May 2020 04:00:00 -0400

A pioneering geneticist was the very first professor hired at Purchase.

Closer Look: Biotechnology Concentration

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Prepare yourself to join the workforce in the biological sciences while earning a BS or BA in Biology.

Georgie Humphries ’19 & April McIlwaine ’19 Receive Awards

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Alumni awarded for work in environmental studies and biology at the WCA Entrepreneurship in the Sciences event.

Students Attend National STEM Conference

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Eleven students explore opportunities in STEM research.

Purchase is All in the Antar Family

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0500

Five family members have all chosen to study at Purchase.

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:00:00 -0500

Nine students explore opportunities in STEM research.

Showcasing the Sciences

Tue, 02 May 2017 04:00:00 -0400

The 36th Annual Natural and Social Sciences Student Research Symposium was a great success.

Stephanie Rosenberg ’10

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 05:00:00 -0500

A year in waders leads to a career in environmental engineering.

Mark Viniello ’92

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 04:00:00 -0400

Viniello creates monsters for the movies.

Prof Emerita Elysse Craddock Endows Research Fund

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:00:00 -0400

More than forty alumni, faculty, and staff gathered to honor Professor Emerita of Biology Elysse Craddock on her retirement.