inFOCUS Newsletter

For their sophomore project, the FOCUS class of 2023 researched the various impacts that the coronavirus had on society. They started by exploring their personal experiences with Covid and questioned…

The FOCUS cohort of 2022 researched how students, specifically K-12 students, succeed in their STEM education for their Sophomore project. To begin with, the FOCUS colloquium explored their own STEM education…

Check out the Fall 2018 edition of the inFOCUS in the posts below!

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FOCUS Student Advisory Board As mentioned in the previous edition inFOCUS, we recently started the Student Advisory Board as a way of getting feedback from students on the happenings and…

This year the sophomore cohort has been working with the Climate Action Plan Advisory Board (CABAP) of Northfield. To begin with, they examined climate action plans (CAPs) from across the…

In this edition of inFOCUS, we interviewed an alum of Carleton who works to improve the educational environment in high schools as well as improve the environment of Carleton for…

One unique work-study positions available to FOCUS students is that of FOCUS Scholar. Each week these students are responsible for going to scientific talks and then writing a reflection paper…

This scholar article was inspired by a talk by biology talk on the science behind the camouflage techniques of different cephalopods. During his talk on the science behind the camouflage…

Next year’s FOCUS Coordinator will be Lon Hutchinson! He majored in Biology and minored in Biochemistry. He will be starting in September so he will be enjoying a well deserved…

Each term, FOCUS has many different events, varying from community events to more academic events. Here is a small snapshot of a few of those events that happened this term.…