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Associate Professor of Biology Paulina Mena working with beehives.

Central’s “Bee” Students

After classes, Central students keep busy caring for a rapidly vanishing species.

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Erich Thalacker, biology and biochemistry major, is one of 23 student researchers on campus this summer. He’s doing chemistry research to discover possibilities for biorenewable plastics.

Summer Research Crew

Twenty-three students turned full-time researchers this summer. They investigated bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more — and received research grants to do it!

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Central chosen as one of the top green colleges in the nation

Central College has been chosen as one of the most “green” colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review.

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Waste Not

Central College receives a $20,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a new commercial-grade food pulper, which will keep 47 tons of food waste from landfills each year.

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