Lake County Gazette

The newest department on campus represents one of the top five majors for Lake

Forest College students. Neuroscience, formerly under the wings of the

Departments of Biology and Psychology, has been elevated to full department

status.

The change meets a growing demand among current and prospective students eager

to study neuroscience, an interdisciplinary STEM field that has witnessed a

consistent rise in enrollment for the past 20 years in both undergraduate and

graduate education in the United States.

“Lake Forest neuroscience graduates will now have the distinction of coming

from one of the only fully fledged neuroscience departments at a liberal arts

college,” Chair of Neuroscience Blaine Moore said. “We now join the company of

such distinguished institutions as Pomona College with our department

designation. It’s something students can and should be very proud of. ”

Many neuroscience graduates move on to distinguished graduate programs and

medical school as well as a variety of career fields ranging from medicine,

law, publishing, pharmaceuticals, and more.Kristina Johnson '12, PhD, who double majored in neuroscience and psychology,was the first student to officially declare a neuroscience major when theprogram was first created. "The neuroscience major pushed me to not only excelacademically, but also foster skills in advocacy, mentoring, and community,"she shared. "I felt more than prepared when I entered my doctorate program froma knowledge standpoint, but it really has been the other skills that haveimpacted me most in my career. p>

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