Professor of Biology Marten Edwards Named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Edwards will investigate tick biology and tick-borne human pathogens in Mexico this fall.
All students chose a First-Year Seminar (FYS)—small discussion-oriented courses that introduce students to academics at Muhlenberg. Students learn about the academic expectations at the College and what it means to think deeply,discuss, read and write critically about ideas. Working with your professor and a writing assistant, you will learn basic information about academics and academic resources.
FYS courses are offered by disciplines across the curriculum with a range of topics to choose from. Recent courses included Road Trip: Global Humanitarians, Quantum Weirdness & Probability and How Tea Conquered the World and Do Robots Dream.
Working with your academic advisor you will have the opportunity to begin exploring courses in disciplines that are new to you. Your first-year course work will go a long way toward helping you choose a major and eventually begin to focus your studies.
During your first year you will form a close connection with at least one professor. Maybe it will be your academic advisor, your FYS instructor or a professor in one of your classes. The ways that faculty work with students at Muhlenberg means you begin to form a lasting relationship with your professors—and maybe even find your faculty mentor.
Edwards will investigate tick biology and tick-borne human pathogens in Mexico this fall.
Conducted by the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion in conjunction with the Public Health Program, the report examines opinions on various health issues including the quality of health care, prevalence of opioid abuse, levels of restrictions for firearms and abortion services, levels of stress related to politics and current events, and more.
The article, which quotes David Gwyn ’11 and Spencer Liddic ’12, attests to the power of critical thinking and effective communication in any career field.
The College’s Division of Graduate and Continuing Education has earned a Military Friendly® School designation more than ten times since the program began in 2003. The survey rates colleges and universities on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as students.