On November 7, 2026, Saint Peter’s University students and faculty attended the 59th annual meeting of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
Phoenix Campbell ’27, an Exercise Science major, was awarded second place in the Environmental Biology and Ecology category for her presentation, “The Twelfth Season of FeederWatch: Fostering a Diverse Avian Community Amidst a Historic Winter!” The research was conducted alongside Kathy Wydner, Ph.D., and other students from the Department of Biology.
Ruqya Elouarraq ’26 also presented her research conducted with Laura Twersky, Ph.D., titled “The Possible Preventative Effects of Thymoquinone and Kaempferol, Individually and in Combination, on Bisphenol A-induced Malformations in Xenopus laevis.”
Also in attendance were students from Dr. Twersky’s research class, along with Jill Callahan, Ph.D., and Karen Wydner, Ph.D., of the Department of Biology.
The conference provided an opportunity for Saint Peter’s students to share their research with the broader academic community and gain experience presenting their findings alongside fellow researchers.