Jul 7, 2023

Internship Chronicles, Chapter 28: Sara Chilton

One summer day, a Student Prince decided to go on a little adventure. “It won’t be long before I have a career,” the Prince said, “so I’d better start preparing now.” So with some ’Berg education under their hat, and some connections in their back pocket, the Student Prince began forging their way through an internship. We continue our web series
Jun 27, 2023

The science of water: Local kids learn its importance at ’Berg camp

On Thursday and Friday last week, a dozen kids between the ages of 10 and 12 took part in the first Sandusky River Watershed Coalition Water Camp, hosted by Heidelberg University’s National Center for Water Quality Research. These kids got a close-up view of what it means to work in a water lab and a deeper appreciation for the outdoors for free –
May 26, 2023

Research on the Horizon: Students work side by side with professors

A collection of six Heidelberg women are conducting research at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. In order to evaluate a prison re-entry program, four students – Paige Collins, Hope Kreais, Logyn Chamberlin and Maddie Moore – helped their professors, Dr. Sarah Lazzari and Dr. Ginny Gregg, facilitate focus groups and administer surveys For many of the
May 3, 2023

A tree (actually, many trees) grows at Heidelberg: Celebrating Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a national holiday that encourages conservation and planting trees. This day of giving back comes on the last week of April, right after the celebration of Earth Day on the 22nd. In observation of Arbor Day, on Wednesday, Heidelberg added another tree to The Percy Lilly Campus Forest. The Percy Lilly Campus Forest, which encompasses
Apr 27, 2023

Microbiologist Mark Peeples '74 educates, inspires

On Friday, Mark Peeples ’74 visited his Sweet Alma Home to share information about his cutting-edge research with microbiology students and invested community members. He was invited by Dr. Justin Pruneski, to share his life's work in microbiology with the students of Dr. Pruneski's Cell and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology Courses. Dr. Peeples
Apr 17, 2023

HU, Wilmington partnership creates path to OT master’s degree

Heidelberg students who have a strong background in health sciences, anatomy & physiology and psychology as well as a passion for helping others have a new opportunity for graduate school and a career in occupational therapy. HU and Wilmington College have signed a post-graduate affiliation agreement in which Wilmington will offer preferred status
Apr 5, 2023

Life and leadership: 'Berg biology students mentor middle schoolers

When three Heidelberg students realized the passion they had for mentoring their little siblings, they decided to spread that love and leadership outward. Anthony Patellis, Kiara Grow and Noah Stahl began their own mentorship program for middle school students in Tiffin’s “Tomorrow’s Leaders HEI.” The nonprofit organization aims to connect high
Apr 5, 2023

Minds@Work keynote: Research opens a world of possibilities

Event Facebook Photo Gallery It’s a wild, wild, wild world out there, full of all kinds of interesting research opportunities and partnerships for undergrads to work with faculty members on a quest for discovery. That was the message delivered by Dr. Alisa Hove, professor of biology at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina, who made
Mar 15, 2023

28th annual symposium: A celebration of faculty creativity and scholarship

Heidelberg celebrated the 28th annual Faculty Research Symposium on Tuesday with a total of 10 professors presenting recent and ongoing research. Two students also co-presented with their faculty members The ultimate goal of the symposium is to give students a sense of what a professional scholarly presentation should look like and to demonstrate