Biology

Tall slender strands of wild rice rising out of the Nottawa Creek are helping to nourish a partnership between Albion College and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi tribe in Michigan’s Calhoun County.

Still in her first job out of Albion, Kayla McQuinn ’20, a biology major, knows the fall season is challenging – but has its rewards. “Harvest and fermentation are exciting because this is when we get all new wines to work with,” McQuinn said.

A recent trip to Ecuador by an Albion College delegation of faculty and staff will help broaden the international experience of students by establishing a new partner institution.

Albion College biology professor emeritus Jeffrey Carrier was recently named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Elasmobranch Society, or AES.

Dillery passed away May 24 in Battle Creek at the age of 94. There will be a memorial service for Dillery, and his wife, Marty, Saturday, July 8 at 2 p.m. at the Science Complex Atrium on the Albion College campus.

Raleigh Canady, ’25, and Will Tessin, ’25, make their first trip for the new Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) student group.

Nick Diamond, ’15, was a double major in French and Cell and Molecular Biology at Albion less than a decade ago. Now he’s a leading voice in the fight against Monkeypox.

‘We do not need to do this work alone.’ Discussion and ideas flow around colleges’ potential for local and global impact.

The economics and management graduate who minored in psychology and cell and molecular biology competes May 27-28.

Is that spicy yellowtail really tuna? Albion students gain experience in DNA extraction and identification techniques.