{"id":31,"date":"2019-06-13T11:28:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news-notices\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:11:15","slug":"news-notices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news-notices\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Notices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"left_content\">\n<div class=\"content_text site-font\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">News<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\">\n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/bcs-celebrates-its-graduate-students\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BCS-Grad-Students-Congratulations-notice-2026.png\" \n                                alt=\"BCS Celebrates its Graduate Students\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/bcs-celebrates-its-graduate-students\/\">\n                            BCS Celebrates its Graduate Students                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">01\/10\/2026<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Congratulations to our PhD and MPhil graduates in Ecology, Biochemistry and Chemistry. The Department celebrates this important milestone and wishes every graduate continued success in future academic and professional pursuits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/uwi-cave-hill-researcher-joins-gbif-biodiversity-initiative\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/Butterfly-image-scaled-e1789767402932.jpg\" \n                                alt=\"UWI Cave Hill Researcher Joins GBIF Biodiversity Initiative\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/uwi-cave-hill-researcher-joins-gbif-biodiversity-initiative\/\">\n                            UWI Cave Hill Researcher Joins GBIF Biodiversity Initiative                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">17\/08\/2026<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst\/news\/celebrating-fst-excellence-meet-dr-linton-arneau\/\">Dr Linton Arneaud<\/a> from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, is part of a regional team awarded \u20ac30,000 by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to strengthen biodiversity data management and mobilisation across the Caribbean through the project, Strengthening the Capacity of The University of the West Indies in Biodiversity Data Management and Mobilisation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/project\/BID-LAC2025-INS-295\/strengthening-biodiversity-data-management-and-mobilization-capacity-in-the-caribbean\">BID-LAC2025-INS-295<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/environmental-research-for-national-development-bcs-and-cagri-showcase-impactful-innovation-at-the-2026-frontiers-symposium\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BCS-Team-1-scaled.jpg\" \n                                alt=\"&#8220;Environmental Research for National Development&#8221;- BCS and CAGRI Showcase Impactful Innovation at the 2026 Frontiers Symposium\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/environmental-research-for-national-development-bcs-and-cagri-showcase-impactful-innovation-at-the-2026-frontiers-symposium\/\">\n                            &#8220;Environmental Research for National Development&#8221;- BCS and CAGRI Showcase Impactful Innovation at the 2026 Frontiers Symposium                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">01\/07\/2026<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>UWI-BCS and CAGRI (FST) delivered a strong, unified presence at the 2026 Research Frontiers Symposium, with students and staff presenting innovative environmental research. Their work\u2014spanning fisheries, antimicrobial resistance, biodiversity, and circular economy solutions such as BSF waste conversion\u2014supports national development and policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/professional-placement-students-prepare-for-summer-internships-2026\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BCS-Summer-interns-2026-image-3.jpeg\" \n                                alt=\"Professional Placement Students Prepare for Summer Internships 2026\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/professional-placement-students-prepare-for-summer-internships-2026\/\">\n                            Professional Placement Students Prepare for Summer Internships 2026                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">11\/06\/2026<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>On May 28th, 2026, the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences hosted its annual summer internship orientation session, welcoming its first cohort of Food Science minors alongside students from Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, and Biochemistry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/bcs-takes-science-to-ellerton-primary\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/News-Notices\/Picture2-1.png\" \n                                alt=\"BCS Takes Science to Ellerton Primary\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/bcs-takes-science-to-ellerton-primary\/\">\n                            BCS Takes Science to Ellerton Primary                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">19\/09\/2025<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>BCS Scientists present at Ellerton Primary&rsquo;s STEM Week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/congratulations-to-dr-angela-alleyne-recognised\/\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" \n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/News-Notices\/Staff-Profile-Photo-Dr-Angela-Alleyne-BCS-scaled.jpg\" \n                                alt=\"Congratulations to Dr. Angela Alleyne, Recognised as One of the 40 Faces of Plant Pathology\"\n                            \/>\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- Title and Summary -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-8 mt-3\">\n                    <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/congratulations-to-dr-angela-alleyne-recognised\/\">\n                            Congratulations to Dr. Angela Alleyne, Recognised as One of the 40 Faces of Plant Pathology                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                        <span class=\"NewsPDate\">21\/03\/2022<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Dr. Angela Alleyne, Senior Lecturer in Biochemisty, has been recognised as one of the 40 faces of plant pathology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n            <section class=\"row mb-2\">\n                <!-- Teaser Image -->\n                <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-bcs\/news\/to-make-a-hand-sanitizer\/\">\n                                  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                            <div class=\"NewsPSummary\"><p>Justin Sue, a Senior Technician in Chemistry, has received a Pulse Point for developing a hand sanitizer manufacturing business within BCS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n            <br class=\"clear\">\n        \n        \n    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