The College has received a three-year grant totaling $60,000 from the Merck Company Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science to support student research and encourage graduate education in biology and chemistry.
The award designates about $3,000 annually to be used for the Merck Lecture Series, in which Merck scientists will visit the College to discuss their work and meet with students and faculty. The College's proposal was written by Professors John Boyer of biology and David Hayes of chemistry.