Saint Anselm College Biology Department

10/07/2026

10/02/2026

Today’s the day!!! We are ready to Christen our ships, reveal our new ships name, and celebrate in ceremonial fashion by being a little extra. Join us at 12:30pm at the Alumni Quad.

And look, our department is getting ready for Hawk Health Day next week, Oct 7th 11-2pm JOA Quad and Campus Center.

10/01/2026

Drs. O’Leary and DiBona had a great deal of fun narrowing down the Ship Names from the 40+ names submitted!!!

Please join us tomorrow at 12:30pm on the Alumni Quad for the name reveal during our Ship Christening Ceremony. A “little” swag item of appreciation will be presented to all who attend.

09/30/2026

Guess what? Dr. Sheila Liotta has accepted our invitation to not only join our Ship Ceremony this Friday, October 2nd on the Alumni Quad from 12:30-1:20pm, but to also become a Godmother to our second ship!

Don’t forget to NAME THAT SHIP! Entries being accepted through tonight!!!

09/29/2026

We know you are all onto something so good. So send those ship name in by tomorrow!!!

The big name reveal is this Friday at the Ship Christening at 12:30pm on the Alumni Quad. Don’t miss out on the fun.

09/28/2026

She said yes! Can you guess who enthusiastically agreed to be a Godmother of one of our ship?

Don’t forget to send your name submissions and join us this Friday at 12:30 on the Alumni Quad!!!

09/25/2026

Name that ship!!!

Scan the QR code to help us by naming our second ship.

09/24/2026

Come one, come all: The Department of Biological Sciences is proud to announce that we now have research vessels. Small ones. Very small ones. Built to tow mini-trawls made from baby tights so we can go hunt down microplastics in local waterways — real science, tiny boat energy.

Join us on October 2nd at 12:30pm on the Alumni Quad for a short christening ceremony featuring minimal pomp, just enough circumstance, obviously swag, and the traditional christening bottle-break across the bow.

But the celebrations and fun starts now! Our first ship, the RV GERTRUDE (Garment-engineered remote trawler for riverine urban debris evaluation), has a sister ship in need of a name — and we want you to help pick it. Whether you’ve got a ship name you’ve always wanted to use, a pun worthy of a dad joke hall of fame, or just a name that sounds delightfully important for a blue camo remote controlled boat barely larger than a duck, we want to hear it.
Submit your suggestions by Wednesday, September 30th, by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer to complete the Google Form. The department will select a finalist from all entries, and the winning name will be revealed live at the christening ceremony.

(Fair warning: we reserve editorial veto power, so if “Boaty McBoatface” energy takes over the submission box, we may have to make an executive call. We contain multitudes.)

For questions, comments, or suggestions, please reach out to Department of Biological Sciences.

09/23/2026

Today does look good to join us in Perini lecture hall at 12:30pm to chat about best practices for studying!!!

All are welcome.

09/22/2026

Are you as excited as we are for tomorrow’s Studying 101 for BI103 and more event????

Open for all students wanting to chat about studying techniques.