Student named 2022 Goldwater Scholar and recipient of Parkinson's research grant
Ryan Osselborn ’23 started his research career in earnest the summer of 2021. With less than a year of high-level research experience under his belt, he thought applying for grants and scholarships to help fund his research would be a long shot. However, in the space of one week, Osselborn was notified that he had been awarded two separate recognitions that will help propel his research and career beyond Lake Forest College.
2022 Chicago Brain Bee champion named after a year of Covid hiatus
After last year’s cancellation due to the Covid pandemic, the 2022 Chicago Brain Bee was held once again in-person on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Lake Forest College.
Students recognized for research, leadership, service at premier Midwest neuroscience meeting
More than 50 students and faculty attended the 2022 Chicago Society for Neuroscience (CSfN) meeting on February 26 at DePaul University in Chicago—the first scientific off-campus academic outing since the pandemic began.
Eukaryon celebrates its eighteenth year
Eukaryon is an award-winning undergraduate research journal at Lake Forest College that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted by Lake Forest students.
Heather Heitkotter ’15 awarded NIH research fellowship
Heather Heitkotter ’15 won a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her retinal trauma research.
Glassman Brain, Mind, Behavior Symposium is November 4–5
The 2021 Robert B. Glassman Memorial Brain, Mind, and Behavior Symposium will be held Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5.
College presents award-winning Brain Awareness Week, November 1–5
Brain Awareness Week, an award-winning interdisciplinary academic outreach program that explores medical mysteries of the mind, this year will feature lectures with noted experts from Princeton University, University of Chicago, and MIT and on-campus activities November 1–5.
Students shadow hospital nurses in new program
Lake Forest students had a unique opportunity this summer to shadow nurses at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and its satellite locations so they could see firsthand what it’s like to work as a nurse in a health care setting.
Celebrating 12 years of mentored medical research at RFUMS
Lake Forest College’s partnership with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) has been providing students with scientific research opportunities and hands-on, applicable medical lab experience since 2009.
Carris Borland ’21 receives national honor
Carris Borland ’21 received an Honorable Mention in the 25th Annual Undergraduate Poster Competition of the 2021 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting.
Students volunteer on COVID front line
More than a dozen students are giving back to the community by devoting their free time to help out at the Lake County Health Department’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site.
Niam Abeysiriwardena ’20 leaves his mark on Lake Forest College
Members of the Class of 2020 are the first in Lake Forest College history to complete their degrees in a remote-learning environment. However, this year’s graduating class holds another distinction: At 17-years-old, Niam Abeysiriwardena ’20 is believed to be the youngest graduate in the College’s history.