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Thursday, April 15, 2010
High school students learn from UHV biology majors
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| Martin Armenta, left, a 10th-grader at Memorial High School in Victoria, carefully takes part in an experiment on Wednesday in a biology lab at the University of Houston-Victoria under the watchful eyes of Kori Kocian, a UHV biology major. The experiment was part of a visit to UHV’s state-of-the-art biology laboratory by 34 Memorial High School students taking advanced chemistry, biology and anatomy and physiology classes at Memorial. While at the university, students got to participate in experiments, including extracting DNA, polymerase chain reactions, plant micropropagation and sterile techniques, to gain hands-on experience and see what it might be like to pursue a science career. The UHV students were members of professor Jesica McCue’s biology class. |
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region, offers courses leading to more than 65 bachelor’s and master’s degree
programs and concentrations in the schools of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development, and Nursing. UHV provides face-to-face
classes at its Victoria campus as well as teaching sites in Fort Bend and Harris counties, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. Since its
founding in 1973, UHV has provided students with a quality university education from excellent faculty at an affordable price.