Grants in Action

Faculty members from more than 20 colleges and universities attended a weeklong workshop at Vassar on the teaching of the Bayesian method of statistics to undergraduates.

Max VanDyck ’23 used his knowledge of biochemistry to help a team of scientists unlock some secrets about some spiders who are very good at catching moths.

Students and faculty at Vassar and other local colleges have begun training on Vassar’s new $1-million confocal microscope, acquired with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Two Vassar researchers are part of a team of scientists working to eradicate a dangerous parasite, the Guinea worm.