Pre-professional health sciences

Early detection is key to treatment of inherited metabolic disorders, says pediatrician of Amish, Brethren and Mennonite communities

by Robert Propst

Sometimes, the only action a doctor need take to save a life is to change the patient’s diet. When treatment of a life-threatening genetic disorder is so simple, the key
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Plant pathologist crowdfunds research to combat the emerald ash borer and work towards saving North American ash trees

by Lauren Jefferson

When David Showalter decided to focus on plant pathology, he didn’t anticipate he’d ever mount an online donation campaign to support his research. But Showalter, a 2009 biochemistry graduate of
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Retired, long-time science and math professors recall teaching wide range of topics in original Suter building

by Steve Shenk

A hammer banged away on the $7 million renovation project of Suter Science Center as six retired professors talked about their careers in the 46-year-old Eastern Mennonite University building. They
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