Launched during the pandemic, a team-based experience opens doors to students’ success
Biochemistry and molecular biology students taking BMB 490 write down their observations of cells while in the tissue culture room.Image: Emily Bell, Penn State
A new approach to undergraduate research
Seth Palmer
April 01, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Having to turn students away from the lab just didn’t sit well with professor Emily Bell.
“We know that being involved in research is a really valuable and important experience for students,” she said. “It changes the way they think about science, the way they interact with their other coursework. And it s super important for their career readiness and their ability to be competitive and get the jobs that they want.”