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TIME CAPSULE
As we plan for the opening of the new L.S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, part of the transformative Crocker Science Complex, and as we look toward completing the renovation of the Life Sciences Building, I’m delighted that this issue of Synthesis highlights the College of Science’s leadership in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Bioscience is one of three broad strategic priorities for the College, alongside Energy and Environment, and Computation in Science. We will share more about these priorities throughout this magazine and in future communications.
The stories featured here not only showcase the groundbreaking research in these three areas but also highlight our educational mission to train the next generation of scientists. This year, we celebrated the first graduating cohort of the Science Research Initiative (SRI). Designed to immerse incoming first-year students in faculty-led research from day one on campus, SRI provides an unparalleled foundation for our students to develop the necessary skills, critical thinking, and hands-on experience to launch rewarding careers.
Each graduating class is a time capsule of sorts, packed with deep, meaningful experiences, and then opened to a new beginning at Commencement. As I looked at our newest alumni during May’s graduation ceremonies, I was struck by their remarkable resilience and optimism in the face of adversity. The Class of 2024 persevered through the pandemic’s great uncertainty, yet emerged with the adaptability to overcome any obstacle. Their journey has shown that a science education is far more than just coursework.
All the more reason, then, to recall and celebrate—to synthesize—the whole spectrum of work we are doing at the College. Our aim is not only to empower our students, faculty, and researchers but also to inspire our friends and alumni, like you. Let the College of Science be a place that you remember and often return to—in memory and on campus—with fondness, as a place that promotes sustained personal and intellectual growth.
We want to thank all of you— faculty, staff, alumni, and donors— for your commitment to students and the future of science at the U. Your support creates a time capsule of inspiration for each graduating class—a collection of transformative experiences they carry forward into a world full of possibilities.
Sincerely,
