Please meet ASU West's Peer Mentor, Kassandra Barrera Garcia!

Hello everyone! I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. I am currently a Senior at Arizona State University West Campus getting a degree in Forensic Science. In 2019, I graduated from Phoenix College with an Associate in Science and Arts. That same year I transferred to Arizona State University to continue my studies. I was a part of the TRAIN program in both schools and researched at Phoenix College for two years. I worked closely with Dr. Robin Cotter, who is a microbiology teacher for the biosciences department. She allowed me to do research on a Biodegradation project that involved different species of pseudomonas.

As I continue my studies at ASU, I am a Student Peer Mentor for the TRAIN scholarship. My job is to help incoming transfer students and support students already enrolled in ASU classes in the New College Program. Aside from being at school, I love to be outdoors and go hiking. I also love to play the piano and hang out with my friends and family. :)

Please contact Kassandra for more information about her experience at West and her transfer experience.

Rutgers Ecology & Evolution Graduate Program Information

 The Rutgers Ecology & Evolution graduate program is hosting an online info session and Q&A for undergraduates who may be interested in graduate school in ecology and evolution but are either unaware of the opportunities or unfamiliar with the process.

The session will be a 90-minute Zoom webinar and will include faculty and grad student panels with opportunities to ask questions. We’ll focus on demystifying the graduate school experience, offer some brief descriptions of the kinds of research one can do, and give some advice on finding and applying to a lab in the field.

The session will be Tuesday, April 20th, from 4:00 - 5:30 pm EDT. Participants must register in advance here, or follow the link in this flyer.

Are you Transferring Over to ASU for Fall 2021?

 Dear students, if you're transferring over to ASU and are going to continue on the TRAIN, please

1.  Apply to ASU if you haven't already

https://admission.asu.edu/transfer/apply 

2.  Submit your FAFSA and indicate ASU if you haven't already

https://students.asu.edu/financialaid/apply

3.  Meet with an advisor 602-543-3000

4. Make sure your major is eligible for the TRAIN Scholarship - It must be a STEM major in New College 

5.  Apply for the TRAIN Scholarship

https://scholarships.asu.edu/scholarship/91946 

For more information, please see

https://newcollege.asu.edu/train-scholarship

or email Dr. Marshall Pamela.Marshall@ASU.edu

USDA-FPAC Job Opportunities Pre-Announcement for Seniors and Recent Graduates/Alumni

USDA-FPAC Job Opportunities Pre-Announcement for Seniors and Recent Graduates/Alumni via Zoom Meeting – Thursday, December 10, 2020 @ 1:00 P.M. (CST). We Are Hiring!

Zoom Meeting hosted by The University of Arizona – Yuma

Link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84520336282

 Are you interested in learning more about how to transfer to ASU?  Here's a great resource!

Attend an ASU MyPath2ASU workshop

Join a Transfer Student Ambassador for an online workshop about MyPath2ASU™. Hosted by transfer students from ASU, in the interactive session, we’ll navigate the MyPath2ASU™ experience; you can ask questions, connect with other transfer students, and start your seamless college journey to ASU.

https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRZXYogLTy-fNQYeJcHxpw 

 ASU TRAIN Scholarship Application for Spring 2021 Open!

You asked, we listened!  Applications for ASU's TRAIN Scholarship, if you plan to transfer for Spring 2021, are open!  Applications are due November 2, 2020.

This is a needs-based scholarship. Please make sure ASU has your up to date FAFSA and you have applied to ASU as soon as you can.  It takes awhile to get accepted to ASU and to get the financial aid packages configured.  We can't award the TRAIN Scholarship without a FAFSA and your admittance to ASU.

https://scholarships.asu.edu/scholarship/91946

Why do I, as a Bio major, use calculus?

Why do I, as a Bio major, use calculus?

Derivatives can be used, for example, to:

• Find rate of muscle contraction
• Study dissolution of drugs in the bloodstream  - Noyes -Whitney equation https://www.pharmpress.com/files/docs/remington-education-physical-pharmacy-sample-chapter-3.pdf
• Analyze bacterial growth   https://www.britannica.com/science/bacteria/Growth-of-bacterial-populations
• Study population modeling - Logistical growth, Euler's method
• Study predator - prey modeling - Lotka-Voltera Equations, predator satiation, species formation   https://services.math.duke.edu/education/webfeats/Word2HTML/Predator.html
• Study infectious disease modeling - SIR model https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/loci/joma/the-sir-model-for-spread-of-disease-the-differential-equation-model

Integrals can be used, for example, to:

• Find the change of temperature over a given time interval
• Find the voltage of brain neurons
• Study the dispersal of seeds in the environment
• Find the average rate of blood flow in the body 

Chain rule can be used, for example, to:

• Find the effect of rainfall on a predator
• Growth of tumors

Two good additional references:

http://www-eve.ucdavis.edu/sschreiber/reprints/MAA.pdf

https://math.msu.edu/bio/calculus.html

 

written by Dr. Hala King, Ph.D.