Leah Weiss Presents at Eastern Colleges Science Conference

SPRINGFIELD, MASS — Western New England University recently hosted the 70th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference for the first time in the conference’s history.

The conference aims to create interest in undergraduate research in the sciences and related fields and to provide a forum for the presentation of research papers.

This was the largest Eastern Colleges Science Conference in history, with more than 350 attendees from 23 colleges giving more than 50 presentations and exhibiting more than 130 research posters.

Leah Weiss, a Doctor of Pharmacy major from Oswego, was one of 20 students who recently presented at the Conference on behalf of Western New England University.

Weiss presented her poster “Medication Development Using liatris Spicata (Blazing Star) Plant.”

The Eastern Colleges Science Conference has been running annually since 1947.

Over the last 70 years, the conference has gained interest and increased in attendance from 22 schools to 50 colleges and universities attending throughout the years.

To this day, it stimulates interest in research and provides a platform for the presentation and discussion of research papers.

Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,955 students, including 2,575 full-time undergraduate students.

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, and the School of Law.

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