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November 2025: Ella and Kate presented posters at the Murdock College Science Research Conference in Vancouver, WA.
November 2025: Renee presented a talk “Mutually Beneficial Research Collaborations” about our work with yEvo Lab at a Gonzaga Pedagogy of Hope Lunch and Learn.
October 2025: Ella, Kate, Katie, and Sophia presented posters about their research projects at the Gonzaga Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Showcase.
September 2025: Renee, Ella, and Sophia presented a poster about our caffeine evolution work with yEvo Lab at the Mission in Motion showcase with the Gonzaga Office of a Pedagogy of Hope.
August 2025: Welcome to Norah Thornton, who will be joining the lab to work on experimental evolution in fall 2025!
July 2025: Amy, Ella, Kate, and Sophia presented about their work to other summer research students at Gonzaga.
May 2025: Congratulations to Amy and Katie for winning a People’s Choice award for their poster presentation at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference!
May 2025: Renee is joining the 2025-26 Hope Fellows through the Gonzaga Office of a Pedagogy of Hope through Research and Practice to support and enrich our community partnerships.
March 2025: Welcome to Kate Furman and Ella Tran, who will be joining the lab for summer 2025!
March 2025: We received a Murdock College Research Program for Natural Sciences grant to support our research for the next 3 summers.
January 2025: The Geck Lab opens with its first three members – welcome Amy Howlett, Katie Manson, and Sophia Ohlson-Kiehn!