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Brown’s journey at ODU has been one of exploration, innovation and inspiration. Because of research opportunities for undergraduate students, she found her passion for organic chemistry.
Jem Baldisimo, an Ecological Sciences doctoral candidate at Old Dominion University, has been selected as a 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.
Josh Wager is a third-year physics undergraduate student at Old Dominion University. Originally, he’s from Omaha, Nebraska, and his family settled down in Virginia in 2018. He graduated from Western Branch High School in 2022 before starting his journey at ODU.
More than 500 students in grades K-12 along with their parents took part in the fourth annual Reign in Science Day at Old Dominion University on Sat., Sept. 28.
Researchers from the Department of Biological Sciences from Old Dominion University collaborated with researchers in Japan during the summer of 2024 as part of a Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science research exchange.
Old Dominion University Computer Science alumnus Tony Patillo (B.S. ’96) extrapolates data to keep the companies he’s worked for over the last three decades safe from hacks, cybersecurity breaches and more.
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ODU Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research on Wetland Plants
At Old Dominion University undergraduate research is a pillar of our program in the College of Sciences. Meet Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Taylor Sloey and two ODU Biological Sciences undergraduate students Kylie Gieser and Kaitlyn Pounders who took part in wetlands research during the summer of 2024. Their work was part of the TREEBUD program which is designed to increase plant awareness and enhance training in the plant sciences for undergraduate students.
