Elevating the Sciences

Catch up on the latest news from your talented faculty.

The awards celebrate outstanding accomplishments in teaching, service, and professional contributions.

Summer Scholars is a competitive program that offers paid research positions and enables students to do a deep dive into an original topic. 

Catch up on the latest news from our remarkable faculty members.

Kaley Hottle, a double major in Spanish and biochemistry, is headed abroad with a prestigious scholarship awarded by the U.S. State Department.

Roanoke College's D.C. program is a unique opportunity to dive into life in a new city and get resume-building experience while still taking your required courses.

Market on Melrose is the result of nine years of research and development led by Professor Liz Ackley and Roanoke College’s Center for Community Health Innovation.

As a research scientist and engineer at Meta, Thomas Lux ’16 is on the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The funding will help the college build partnerships with STEM-H innovators and strengthen the skilled workforce pipeline.

A grant from the National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, which supports work to improve wildlife habitat on college campuses, will enhance research to upgrade habitats for bats, owls, bees and other beneficial creatures. 

The new catalog of courses and certificates will equip working professionals and other learners with up-to-date knowledge about the science and law of cannabis.

Six of Professor Chris Lassiter’s former students are cited as co-authors of the study, which looked at an insecticide’s impact on developing zebrafish embryos.  

Sean Kennedy, Katherine Vaughan, Talia Cartafalsa and James Suleyman earned the honor of valedictorians of the Class of 2024. Ethan Stevenson is the salutatorian.

On April 20, Roanoke College hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the first phase of its next-generation Science Center project. 

Roanoke is now a full-fledged affiliate of the Oregon Extension, making it easier for students to join the 16-week study away experience.