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5 Influential Women Who Shaped Gordon College
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are sharing 5 influential women who shaped Gordon College.
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Breaking Barriers in Education: Bill Laforme’s ’24M Work with Juvenile Justice
Bill Laforme ’24M is now an English and history teacher at the Department of Youth Services (DYS) Northeast Regional Youth Service Center. He talks about what it’s like working at a juvenile justice center that seeks to help detained and committed youth receive the education they need to get their life back on track.
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Can GMOs Honor God? Dr. Ming Zheng’s Research in Biotechnology
Dr. Ming Zheng, professor of biology, spent his recent sabbatical in research labs exploring how to make immature corn pollen systems reproduce more quickly—which will ultimately help people get the food they need faster.
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Female Leadership in Engineering: Jane Eisenhauer ’09 at Raytheon
Jane Eisenhauer ’09 spent her entire career at Raytheon Technologies, a major U.S. defense contractor company. We sat down to ask her about her role as a systems engineer and what it’s like working as a woman in Raytheon engineering.
From Textbooks to Reality: Reflections from Gordon’s Inaugural Cadaver Lab Cohort
Each lab period this spring, an intrepid group of students left their books and backpacks at the door of Gordon’s new Anatomy and Physiology Lab, swapped their pencils for scalpels, donned lab coats and scrubs, and breathed in the scent of embalming fluid.
Foreign Language Award for Gordon Graduate Student
“Being an immigrant is not an easy task,” says Peruvian native Maria (Mapi) Latusky. “You start from zero and there are many challenges to overcome. However, you become stronger and more courageous. With perseverance, discipline, and hard work,… Read More
Service-Learning in Our Backyard
The more than 400 acres of woods and wetlands at the back of the Gordon campus, and in the adjacent Chebacco Woods, provide a habitat for rare organisms—and an alternative classroom for students.
Gordon Grad Makes ‘Shark Tank’ Season Finale
Gordon Alumna Tania Green ’08 pitches her invention on the season finale of the ABC’s entrepreneurial show, Shark Tank.
Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo ’03: Marine Science on Capitol Hill
“My science background is vital to understanding the climate, weather and ocean research going on at OAR, and to being able to write coherently and compellingly about that science,” says Melissa Pratt-Zossoungbo ’03, senior budget formulation analyst for NOAA.