Month: January 2021

Undergraduate Programs

How I Chose to Be a Chemical Engineering Major at Clarkson

Two people sitting at a table smiling

My name is Michael Sehn ‘22, and I am a chemical engineering major from Chenango Forks, New York with minors in mathematics and chemistry. I wish to share with you some insights as to why I chose chemical engineering as my major, why Clarkson University was the right place to pursue this major, and some …

Graduate Education

Bioethics in Our Dynamic Healthcare System

Costel Darie working with students in the Biomolecular and Chemistry Lab at Clarkson University

Life is full of choices, and in the healthcare industry, those choices may mean the difference between life and death. Since its inception in the 1960s, the field of bioethics has played a major role in supporting decision-making and policy formulation within the healthcare system, but being in the midst of a global pandemic has …

Undergraduate Programs

The Need for SPEED: 5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Join

Students in canoes on the river

Hello, my name is Robert Schneider; I am a sophomore Civil Engineering student from Niskayuna NY. I have a strong interest in the construction industry, have worked as a material testing technician and as a Co-Captain for our Concrete Canoe team. When asked the popular question: “Why did you decide to attend Clarkson University?” I …

Undergraduate Programs

College Selection & Success Tips from a Biomolecular Science and MBA Clarkson Alumna

Clarkson alumna Jennifer Karekos '14 poses outside BH Snell Hall on campus as a first year student.

Hi readers! My name is Jennifer Karekos ’14, MBA ’15, and I attended college at the Clarkson University for both my Bachelor’s degree in Biomolecular Science and the residential, one-year Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Currently, I am the Associate Director of Program Management at Akron Biotech in Boca Raton, Florida. I oversee project management …

Undergraduate Programs

From Phoenix to Potsdam: Why I Left the Desert to join Clarkson

Five students pose around a small snowman situated on a picnic table.

My name is Mikaela Morris ’23 and I am a sophomore, double majoring in physics and mechanical engineering at Clarkson.  I am from Cave Creek, a small suburb of Arizona’s very-arid desert capital, Phoenix.   Why Clarkson The question I get most often is “How on earth did you end up in Potsdam?” So, I guess …

Graduate Education

Bioscience: Narrowing Your Focus

Clarkson students conducting research in a lab.

Bioscience is an umbrella term for a vast and diverse industry with a number of subsectors. While all of these fields share a similar approach — applying a biological solution to societal problems and issues — each subsector applies their own specialized lens to any given problem.  Understanding the Terms So you are interested in …