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![Lawrence students scuba dive in the waters of Bonaire as part of their research into marine life.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-07/Meng%20scuba%202%20Bonaire%281%29.jpg?h=5b74db99&itok=epz-O6Ha)
Sixteen students and two biology professors spent two weeks on the Caribbean island of Bonaire doing field research. It continued a four-decade effort through the Lawrence University Marine Program (LUMP).
Two Lawrence seniors spent much of Winter Term 2022 on a voyage in the Pacific. The six weeks on a ship involved designing and carrying out oceanic research.
![Visitors to Biofest gather around students presenting their work on standing white boards.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/BioFest2_202205%20%281%29.jpg?h=6a83b953&itok=j_DH1_v2)
Biofest is an annual end-of-the-year tradition at Lawrence, giving biology students a chance to show their work to others and hone their communication skills.
![Israel Del Toro poses in front of a bee house on campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/DelToroIsreal_202109%20%281%29.jpg?h=56377efd&itok=XlvGRYlh)
Led by biology professor Israel Del Toro, pollinator research at Lawrence is helping the No Mow May movement gain national attention as more communities adopt the practice that started in Appleton.
![Gaston Kaisin poses for a photo in front of Youngchild Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/GastonKaisin_202204%20%281%29.jpg?h=90c074db&itok=88KrLr-z)
Senior Gaston Kaisin did summer research on climate change through an REU with Oregon State University. His work became part of the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
![Head shots of Katie Kitzinger and Gus Lowry](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/KatieGus%20%281%29.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=W8Uisc4j)
Two Lawrence University alumni doing graduate school work in the sciences have been awarded highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
![A black and white photo of Elda Anderson is featured on a white coffee mug held by Megan Pickett.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Elda2_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=62b3f559&itok=TDCX3B-2)
As Lawrence celebrates 175 years, Megan Pickett is elevating the amazing legacy of former Milwaukee-Downer physics professor Elda Anderson.
![Beth De Stasio poses for a portrait on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/DeStasio_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=cc174f2f&itok=HHfnbMMi)
Meet Beth De Stasio, the Raymond H. Herzog Professor of Science and professor of biology. She has been a leading faculty voice in the sciences at Lawrence for three decades.
![Megan Pickett poses for a photo on Main Hall Green while holding a small white board that reads Stand Here and Look There, with an arrow pointing to the sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/PickettMegan_202202%20%281%29.jpg?h=9a49d890&itok=WSg6i-qY)
Megan Pickett, associate professor of physics, is an educator of and an advocate for the night sky, inspiring students to pursue the wonders of astronomy.
![Katie Mahorney wears gloves and a lab coat as she works on research during the summer of 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/KatieMahorneySummerResearch2__202107%20%281%29.jpg?h=fb35d8fe&itok=i2b4Y6BS)
Lawrence student Katie Mahorney was honored at the recent Geological Society of America national conference for research she began in the summer.
![Students use shovels as they pull materials from a cliff during a research project near Two Rivers.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/SummerResearch__202107%20%281%29.jpg?h=eb5c6028&itok=Z6FbnkEx)
From summer internships to summer research to study abroad, funding for experiential learning is available from the time Lawrence students come in as first-years until the time they walk across the stage at Commencement.
![Students work together during Introduction to Physics class in new Science Learning Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/physics_hero_1600x900_C.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=i1fc72dF)
A lecture hall has been remodeled into an interactive and technologically equipped classroom now called the Science Learning Commons. It's changing the way intro science classes are taught.
![Julie Rana, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, watches as students work on the board during Discrete Mathematics](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-12/missionandvaluesB.jpg?h=8f6303b1&itok=7QLGQPak)
Two Lawrence University faculty members—Julie Rana in Mathematics and Israel Del Toro in Biology—are the recipients of six-figure national grants that will further their research and bring more Lawrence students into the research process.
![Israel Del Toro, wearing a blue shirt, stands in front of a bee-friendly structure.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-12/IsrealDelToro_202109.jpg?h=e1d0788b&itok=0UEFB2yL)
Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro studies bees, researches bee habitats, teaches about bees, caters to bees on the Lawrence University campus, and advocates for bees across the Fox Valley.