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Biology Seminar: Dr. Heather Bair Brake, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Biology Seminar: Dr. Heather Bair Brake, Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Date: Friday, September 06
Location: A. Paul Schaap Science Center

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Water Research for the Global Good

Posted Aug 12, 2019
by Eva Dean Folkert

It’s World Water Week beginning Monday, August 25, and this year’s theme is “Water for Society — Including All.” Four Hope College professors have been conducting research with that theme in mind for three years now. Dr. Jonathan Peterson of the geological and environmental sciences department, Dr. Aaron Best of the biology department, and Dr. … Continue reading Water Research for the Global Good

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