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Liberal Arts Inspires "Entrepreneurial Spirit"
Twenty Wabash entrepreneurs who believe that their liberal arts education was the best preparation for the work they love are interviewed in the new issue of Wabash Magazine.     more >>>

Pat Millikan, Steven Rhodes Earn Top Honors
An All-Conference lineman taking an unconventional route to medical school and an award-winning chemist who worked for the National Institutes of Health have been presented with the College’s top honors for graduates.     more >>>

Rick Sasso '82 Has Become a Surgical Pioneer
Dr. Rick Sasso '82 has developed state-of-the-art spine surgery techniques and leadership of the Indiana Spine Group. He was the first surgeon in the U.S. to perform artificial disc replacement surgery in both the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine.     more >>>

Scientist Cites Ethical Imperative for Modified Crops
Considering their benefits and safety in a world increasing in population, Dr. Gary Bannon claims "an ethical imperative" to expand the use of genetically modified crops.     more >>>

Wabash Sophomore Translates at Local Clinic
When Wabash College sophomore Andy Leshovsky was looking for some type of volunteer opportunity, Pre-Health Professions Advisor Jill Rodgers told him about an opening at the Christian Nursing Service and the Well Baby Clinic     more >>>

Science Students Intern at Nation's Top Research Centers
Six Wabash Students are spending their summers immersed in fascinating science-related internships. We've asked those students to tell us about their summer learning in a new academic blog, "Summers in Science."     more >>>

Wabash Doctor Named Volunteer of the Year
Long-time Wabash doctor Keith Baird ’56 was named the 2005 Montgomery County Community Foundation Volunteer of the Year Thursday, earning the prestigious honor for his work with the Christian Nursing Service.     more >>>

Wabash Men Say Intangibles Best Pre-Med Education
Don’t underestimate the biology and chemistry education, but it’s the intangibles that make the difference for Wabash pre-med students. Todd Vogel ’04, in his first year of medical school, and Tony GiaQuinta ’05, who gained early acceptance to I.U., believe the little things make a big difference at Wabash College.     more >>>

Wabash Alum Pioneering Hip Replacement
Even if you think you’ve seen it all, it’s unlikely you have ever seen what Frank Kolisek, Wabash ’82, looks at every day of his working life. In fact, most other doctors do not see it either. Kolisek is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement of the hip and knee. While that in itself is not unusual these days, his surgical method certainly is. Dr. Kolisek is a pioneer in the field of infra-red navigation technology and minimally invasive surgery.     more >>>

Wabash Alum Gets Promotion at Johns Hopkins
Thomas W. Koenig, M.D., a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Wabash College, was recently appointed Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Until the July 1 appointment, Koenig was an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins, where he earned a medical degree in 1989.     more >>>

Wabash Alumnus Wins Lasker Award
A Rockefeller University biochemist and Wabash College alumnus whose research has led to major advances in understanding how human genes are switched "on" and "off," is this year's recipient of the highly prestigious Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. The Lasker Award is often referred to as the "American Nobel Prize."     more >>>

Wabash Chemistry Prof Earns Prestigious Grant
First-year chemistry professor Lon Porter brings excitement to Wabash along with a $20,000 Start-Up Grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.     more >>>

Wabash Scientists Track Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Sugar Creek
Hours after a wastewater system failure at Indiana's largest hog farm dumped 50,000 gallons of raw sewage in Sugar Creek, Wabash student scientists were on the scene, continuing their study of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the state's most picturesque stream.     more >>>

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