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Six Central seniors after the Honors program presentations.

Central College Seniors Present Honors Projects and Research

Central heard presentations by the Honors scholars who produced large-scale research or a creative project their senior year.

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Jay Wackerly, Piper Eighmy, Katie Morrison

Student Researchers Open Opportunities for Supramolecular Applications

Chemistry research published in Supramolecular Chemistry could lead to major medication innovations.

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2025 summer research students

Central College Students Complete Summer Research

Research over the summer can be a significant element of a Central education.

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Leslie Keuning Duinink and Aaron Roerdink

Central College Appoints New Deans

Central College promotes Leslie Keuning Duinink ’90 and Aaron Roerdink ’97 to deans.

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Jenna-Marie Hernandez, Luka Flores and Noemi Vega

Three Central Students Awarded Latinos Unidos of Iowa Scholarships

Latinos Unidos of Iowa awarded scholarships to three Central College students.

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Emily Shields '25, Bailey Anderson '25 and Nathan Kulhman, and Seth Olsen ’25, Duncan Delzell ’25, Jaxon Thompson ’24

Central College Students Explore Passion for Research

Central students conducted research in biology, chemistry, genetics, kinesiology and musical theatre over the summer.

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Central College Top Stories 2022 graphic

Review of Central’s Top Stories in 2022

Central College had a news-filled 2022 with new programs, successful fundraising, accreditations and awards.

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Female student in red sweatshirt working in a chemistry lab

Central College Adds Bachelor of Science Option in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Central College has added a new academic degree to the chemistry program beginning the Fall 2022 semester: a Bachelor of Science degree.

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Professor Wackerly Awarded Grant for Summer Research

Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central, has been awarded the Organic Syntheses, Inc. Grant for Summer Research. Amy Philavanh, Class of 2022 and a biochemistry major from Ankeny, Iowa, will help Wackerly conduct research this summer.

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Central Receives Grant from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust for Spectrometer

Central College has received a $145,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to replace and upgrade its nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer.

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