Awards & Honors

2014-2015 Academic Awards

This honor recognizes consistent and excellent academic performance throughout the curriculum and a passion for the discipline of Biology.

May 1, 2015

Cameron Crowe

Posted date: May 1, 2015

Spotlights

Biology professor Warren Hauk discusses living with photophobia, which hasn't prevented him from teaching classes since being diagnosed in 2018.

Denison Magazine

Through darkness, a biology professor enlightens his students

A life-altering trauma triggered Warren Hauk's extreme light sensitivity. But it didn't keep him from sharing the beauty of the natural world.

Photo of Hauk speaking with some of his teaching assistants

Through darkness, a biology professor enlightens his students

A life-altering trauma triggered Warren Hauk's extreme light sensitivity. But it didn't keep him from sharing the beauty of the natural world.

Denison Magazine

Sharing love for tutelage, turtles

Biology professors, married to each other and their work, discuss the unique role of a shared teaching position.

Professor Eric Liebl and Hannah Swahn '16

Just follow the molecules

“Every piece of data tells us something and points to a new question,” says biologist and geneticist Eric Liebl.

Where We Go

Saving Lives

For years Dr. Bruce Spiess ‘76 has been helping to save lives as an open-heart anesthesiology specialist. Today, he’s poised to save thousands.

Hanada Al-Masri, Mohamed El-Sayed, Hannah Bennet

Building Public Speaking Skills

Hannah Bennet ’21 and Mohamed El-Sayed ’20 get great public speaking experience after a course that features a lot of listening.

How We Learn

Occupational Therapy job shadow gives Rebekah Funk ’20 an edge up

Rebekah Funk’s job shadowing with Kendal at Granville gave her experience and insight into a future career.

Amanda Walsh, Jeff Thompson, Rachel Reardon

How We Learn

Mentorship Matters

Senior biology students gain valuable experience during four years of guidance by Biology Professor Jeff Thompson.

Where We Go

The Synergy of Science and Stage

Strong mentoring and great skills helped Herb Porter '13 move from a research lab onto the Broadway stage.

How We Learn

Buzz on Campus

Entomology, literature, and design are fed by imagination in this cross-disciplinary student project.

Where We Go

Life in Nepal

A Peace Corps volunteer shares insights from her time in Nepal.

How We Learn

Problem-solving in the lab

Computational science helps research gene regulation.

Where We Go

Holding the Trust

As the college's 2015 recent student trustee, CeCe McGee '15 will join the board of trustees.

How We Learn

The wonders of wildlife

An internship at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center filled Sara Wilkes's toolbox with skills she has carried forward into her life.

How We Learn

How to build an iPhone app

Simple doodles led Michael McKinney ’15 to create the iPhone game, Shape-Shift.

What's Happening

In the News

Doane renovation and expansion: Introducing the Center for Data Reasoning & Visualization

A bigger, better Big Red Weekend

Former attorney general finds optimism on The Hill

2014-2015 Academic Awards

Spotlights

Through darkness, a biology professor enlightens his students

Through darkness, a biology professor enlightens his students

Sharing love for tutelage, turtles

Just follow the molecules

Saving Lives

Building Public Speaking Skills

Occupational Therapy job shadow gives Rebekah Funk ’20 an edge up

Mentorship Matters

The Synergy of Science and Stage

Buzz on Campus

Life in Nepal

Problem-solving in the lab

Holding the Trust

The wonders of wildlife

How to build an iPhone app

What's Happening

Artist Evan Stoler ’16 exhibition in Oak Park, Illinois

Julie Salit ’92 to lead Cape Cod Academy

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024