Anna-Lisa Cox’s The Bone and Sinew of the Land one of 2018’s best history books!

Anna-Lisa Cox’s book, The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality, was recently listed as one of Smithsonian’s Best History Books of 2018! Anna-Lisa explores the stories of nearly 300 African-American families that migrated to the Northwest Territory in the early 19th century.  In what would later become …

NSF BIO Directorate eliminates proposal submission limits

In August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) instituted new limits for proposal submissions–applicants could only be listed as PI or Co-PI on one proposal per year. However, feedback from the community indicated that such limits may hinder collaboration as well as limit the number of early career investigators that may …

The Hope College Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club Receives New Grant

The Hope College Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club received a new $250 grant from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in support of outreach activities designed to connect elementary students to opportunities in science. The Hope College Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club will utilize the funds to invest in protein and DNA …