Research and internship opportunities
Students are
encouraged to seek out research opportunities on campus with
our faculty. In addition to the on-campus research
opportunities available at Hiram, our students and faculty
participate in numerous off-campus field programs to
locations such as the secluded Himalayan Buddhist country of
Bhutan, Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Smoky Mountains, and the
Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. Hiram biology
students are also encouraged to pursue internship and field
research opportunities with external organizations. These
internships are as diverse as our students’ interests and
have ranged from a study of dominance in all-male gorilla
groups at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to a study of
florescent bacteria in marine organisms at the University of
Hawaii.
Hiram students with an interest in marine science have the opportunity to study at the Shoals Marine Laboratory in Maine. Located on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine, students at Shoals conduct research on numerous aspects of inter-tidal and sub-tidal ecology. In addition to the laboratory facilities, Shoals also maintains two ocean-going research vessels to conduct research work at sea. Shoals is operated by Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in cooperation with the University of New Hampshire.
Seniors share their internship experiences to the Hiram community at the semiannual APEX presentations.
Abstracts from past APEX presentations are here:
Biology faculty have led trips all over the world. For up to date study abroad courses please visit the Study Abroad website: http://abroad.hiram.edu/index.html