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Alma Hosts NSF MindStorms Workshop

Alma College hosted a wokshop on using Lego MindStorms throughout the undergraduate computer science curriculum this past June. Twenty-three faculty from all over the country attended the three day workshop, which focused on the curriculum materials being developed under a National Science Foundation grant.  The faculty for the workshop were Myles McNally (Alma College) and Pamela Lawhead (University of Mississippi) with  Alma student Josh Borgerding ('06) assisting. Go to the website for the project.


Posted: Fri, July 1st, 2005 at 1:41PM

 

Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.

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Graduate Profile

Alyson Crabtree

Alyson Crabtree
Graduation: 1990
Major: Computer Science

Alyson Crabtree started computer programming in high school. After struggling with her college decision, she decided to pursue her dream at Alma College.

“When I was looking for colleges, I was determined to get far away from home and assert my independence,” the 1990 graduate says. “To me, that meant getting out of Michigan. I visited some New England schools and was planning on heading east. But Alma kept pestering me, and when I objectively looked at what it had to offer, it met all of my criteria — liberal arts, computer science major and a small school.”

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