Dr. Sara O’Brien promotes the value of independent research to Marian University undergraduates:

“It’s not enough to make good grades; the science world is broadening. My students need to take

ownership of their projects, get published in peer-reviewed journals, and participate in scientific

conferences. That will set them apart.”

Make your Chemistry professors happy and celebrate Avogadro’s number on

Mole DayOctober 23

DID YOU KNOW…There are only two mammals in the world that lay eggs – the platypus and the echidna.

Learn more by taking Zoology or Animal Behavior

Marine Biology in Puerto RicoComing Spring 2012

Have a research idea? Do it!

The Institute for Green and Sustainable Science

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

DID YOU KNOW…There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

The plastinated blood vessels of a human

arm

Learn more by taking Human Anatomy

Give green chemistry your best shot with

Dr. Carl Lecher

DO RESEARCH ANYWHERESam Jordan spent his summer studying Ptarmigans with Dr. David Benson in Glacier National Park, Montana, over the summer as a part of IGSS on Location.

DID YOU KNOW…The angle at which light reflects off of a water droplet to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.

Learn more by taking Physics

There’s an ocean of information out there.

Explore it.

Marine Biology in Puerto Rico

Coming Spring 2012

The Marian University School of Mathematics and Sciences offers degrees in…BiologyChemical TechnologyChemistryEnvironmental StudiesMathematicsMedical Technology

DID YOU KNOW…The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet.

Learn more by taking Marine Biology

How can science be green?Find out by asking about the

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

How do you learn science?

By DOING science!

With the School of Mathematics and Sciences

Directed Research Program, students are able to take

charge of their education with individual or group research

projects in their field of interest.

DID YOU KNOW…Americans produce more CO2 than any other nationality at 24 tons of CO2 per person per year.

Learn more by taking the IGSS Summer Program

The Institute for Green and Sustainable Science

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

America Recycles Day November 15

Practice responsible stewardship and recycle!

DID YOU KNOW…Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water. 

Learn more by taking the IGSS Summer Program

Soar to new heights in energy science with

Dr. Rod Macrae

Make great friends at the Marian University School of Mathematics and Sciences

DID YOU KNOW…Glass is actually a liquid; it just flows extremely slow. Same with asphalt.

Learn more by taking General Chemistry

Don’t know which career is right for you? Try an internship. Get real-world experience,

make connections, and get school credit.

Ask about the School of Mathematics and Sciences Internship Program

Want to learn more about marine life?

Like traveling to tropical places?

Marine Biology in Puerto Rico is for you!

Coming Spring 2012

DID YOU KNOW…The burning sensation you get from chili peppers is due to a chemical called Capsaicin.

Learn more by taking Organic Chemistry

Interested in Ecology, Green Chemistry, or

Energy Science?

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

Don’t just learn it – DO IT!At the School of Mathematics and Sciences, research is a vital part of the education process. Talk to any

faculty member about the Directed Research Program.

DID YOU KNOW…Christian Barnard performed the first heart transplant in 1967 – the patient lived for 18 days.

Learn more by taking Human Physiology

February 2 – World Wetlands DayTake a walk in the EcoLab’s own wetlands to

celebrate this important ecosystem

Voyage into new ecological knowledge with Dr. Sara O’Brien

DID YOU KNOW…There is a small percentage of people who are immune to HIV.

Learn more by taking Immunology

Immerse yourself in new knowledge with the School of Mathematics and Sciences

This Common Nighthawk and her chicks are living on top of Marian Hall. Dr. O’Brien and her students are trying to determine what qualities of the habitat are most important to nesting females. Common Nighthawks are a "species of concern" in Indiana, meaning their populations are dwindling.

DID YOU KNOW…Human DNA is 98% identical to chimpanzee DNA.

Learn more by taking Genes and Genomics

The beach is calling…

Marine Biology in Puerto RicoComing Spring 2012

A seven-week, research-based course that creates a collaborative environment where individual and collective efforts lead to the

production of scholarly work within the field of sustainability.

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

DID YOU KNOW…Giraffes are 5’ 11” at birth and can grow an inch a month. At maturity, they can reach 20 feet.

Learn more by taking Zoology or Animal Behavior

Explore new research possibilities at IGSS on

location with Dr. David Benson

Get credit for your curiosity!Explore your interests and get credit for it with the School of Mathematics and Sciences

Directed Research Program. Talk with any professor about

your research ideas.

DID YOU KNOW…The tallest tree in the world is a Coast Redwood which measures 379.1 feet. This tree can be found in Redwood National Park in California.

Learn more by taking Ecology

Green is the new black atThe Institute for Green and Sustainable Science

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

Don’t know which major isright for you?

Stop by the MarianUniversity School of

Mathematics and Sciencesand let us help.

DID YOU KNOW…It can take 500 years for a plastic water bottle to decompose in a landfill, and over 28 billion bottles of water are consumed each year in the US alone. Recycle those bottles!

Learn more by taking the IGSS Summer Program

Find out what the waters have to offer.

Marine Biology in Puerto Rico

Coming Spring 2012

Get paid for research!

Stipends available for those enrolled in the

2012 summer programContact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information

DID YOU KNOW…The energy from one hour of sunlight is equivalent to all the energy mankind currently uses in a year.

Learn more by taking the IGSS Summer Program

Students get:→ 3 credit hours of CHE 380→ 2 credit hours of CHE 498 or

BIO 498→ $300 per week stipend → Free tuition for summer

course

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more

information

Mark your calendar!April 22 – Earth Day

DID YOU KNOW…The earth is 4.56 billion years old. Humans (Homo sapiens) have only existed for about 100,000 years.

Learn more by taking Evolution

Get hands-on field research experience with the

Contact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more

information

Textbooks just don’t cut it!

>No amount of information can prepare you to be

a scientist like a research project can.

Ask about the School of Mathematics and Sciences Directed Research Program

DID YOU KNOW…The smallest mammal in the world is the Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat. It is only 1.3 inches in length and weighs 0.071 ounces.

Learn more by taking Zoology or Animal Behavior

Add up your potential in mathematics with

Dr. Ben Allgeier

Thinking about a career in science? Let the Marian University School of Mathematics and Sciences help you!

DID YOU KNOW…There are more bacterial cells in your body than there are human cells.

Learn more by taking Microbiology

The Institute for Green and

Sustainable Science

A research, education, and outreach center engaging inthe study of sustainability

issues, particularly in ecology,green chemistry, and energy

science.

Marine Biology in Puerto RicoComing Spring 2012

DID YOU KNOW…Insulin, the hormone that causes sugar to be stored as glycogen, is produced in the pancreas.

Learn more by takingEndocrinology

RESEARCH OPENS DOORSCassie Freestone’s research through the Institute for Green and Sustainable Science was able to get her a coveted internship in South Africa. She is studying Great White Sharks in Mossel Bay.

Celebrate Charles Darwin’s 203rd

birthday on February 12, 2012 for his monumental

contributions to human

understanding

Experience science come alive!The Institute for Green and Sustainable

ScienceContact Dr. Carl Lecher clecher@marian.edu for more information