Humans of UD: Dr. Richard Olenick
Tucked in the physics department in the basement of the University of Dallas Haggerty Science Building lies the office of a beloved astronomy professor: Dr. Richard Olenick. Most UD students,…
Recent growth in UD science majors creates need for additional resources
During a recent Board of Trustees meeting, a steep graph displayed on a slide showed that the number of science majors at the University of Dallas has nearly tripled over…
Science research in Rome
This past summer, the University of Dallas Biology Department offered biology majors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do research as part of the Rome Research Experience in conjunction with the University…
Dialogue in Darwin
Three days a week, a cohort of students gather on the second floor of Braniff. They trickle into Room 201 in the minutes before one o’clock, making their way to…
The clear-cut case for vaccinations
Vaccination is a subject near and dear to me. As a molecular microbiologist I have spent the past two decades studying virulence and pathogenesis, the specific mechanisms responsible for the…