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Halmos College Inducts 80 Students into National Biological Honor Society
2018 New Inductees of the TriBeta National Biological Honor Society, Rho Rho Chapter
This April, Halmos College Department of Biological Sciences hosted the 16th annual induction of students into the NSU Chapter of the National Biological Honor Society (Beta Beta Beta or TriBeta). NSU’s chapter, known as Rho Rho, conducted the ceremony in the Don Taft University Center. Alumni of NSU and TriBeta, faculty, administration. family, and friends witnessed 80 students being inducted into the society.
After keynote speaker Kiran C. Patel College of Medicine faculty member Bindu Mayi, Ph.D. talked about her journey as a researcher, educator, and author: new inductees were joined by TriBeta’s officers and current members in reciting the membership pledge.
Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is an honor society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 626 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
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- E-board and administration: Pictured from left to right: Alumni and faculty Brigitte Shaw Navarette, PA, Quartulain Hayat Siddiqui, D.O., Aarti Raja, Ph.D. TriBeta Faculty advisor, Ivan Jozic, Ph.D., Omorose Butler, B.S. health team member, Emily Schmitt, Ph.D. Biology Department Chair, Tracy Vuong, Ph.D, grants officer, Jennifer Marero, B.S., science teacher; Current TriBeta Eboard: Stephanie de la Guarda (Vice-President) Ali Awad (President) Yara Khalifa (Treasurer), Jazmine Elleston (Historian)
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- (left to right) Emily Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D. (Chair, Department of Biological Sciences), Aarti Raja, Ph.D. , TriBeta Faculty Advisor; Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Bindu Mayi, Ph.D. Professor, Kiran C. Patel College of Medicine