What do you consider your hometown, and where did you earn your undergraduate degree? What was it in? I was born and raised in Hong Kong, and I did my undergraduate and master's degrees in biology at UC San Diego.
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What do you consider your hometown, and where did you earn your undergraduate degree? What was it in? I grew up in Morgan Hill, California. I wasn't entirely sure what college would look like for me, so I started by taking courses at two local community colleges in the Bay Area before transferring to Iowa State University where I finished my BS in biology and environmental science and then went on to pursue a MS in environmental science.
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On Saturday, May 3, high school and middle school students from across New Hampshire and Vermont gathered on the Dartmouth campus for the Upper Valley Brain Bee–a day dedicated to making neuroscience fun, accessible, and engaging for teenagers. Organized by Guarini graduate students Jessa Burling and Aine Scholand, both first-year doctoral students in the integrative neuroscience program, the event combined a lively neuroscience fair with an academic competition designed to challenge students' understanding of the human brain.
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Read about the new climate study by Justin Mankin, Associate Professor of Geography, and Christopher Callahan, a former PhD candidate at Dartmouth, in this Mongabay article.
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Xhoela Bame is a PhD candidate in the molecular and cellular biology program. Xhoela was recently selected to participate in the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and has received numerous prestigious fellowships and awards. Where do you consider your hometown, and how it has influenced your journey? I was born and raised in Korçë, a beautiful and culture-rich town in southeastern Albania. I spent my foundational years there before moving to Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye, for my undergraduate studies.
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