In March, Science in Society (SiS) launched a new initiative in partnership with Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois. Through the support of The Herman M. and Bea L. Silverstein Foundation, Science in Society has developed and implemented a genetics curriculum for high school students in two honors biology classrooms at Wendell Phillips.

The curriculum explores the latest medical advances in genetic testing as a method for diagnosing disease, and also examines the ethical issues surrounding the practice.

Science Club members wrapped up a fantastic year with a finale event in the kitchens of Robert Morris University in downtown Chicago. Check out pictures on our Facebook page!

You can now download the "Beauty of Science" app featuring winning images from our annual scientific images contest for FREE from the iTunes store!

Visit our online calendar to learn about upcoming science events in the Chicagoland area. Do it Now!

John J. Millichap, MD FAAP, is a pediatric epileptologist in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Science in Society spoke with Dr. Millichap about Dravet Syndrome, a severe form of pediatric epilepsy, and his work as an epileptologist.

Recently, people have been asking me for advice about careers after college. Often, they want to me to describe graduate school in the biological sciences. Each and every time I have this conversation I have to hold back my laughter because if these folks knew my path to graduate school, they would give me a crazy look and slowly back away.

Viruses are capable of creating havoc. Sometimes when I think about viruses, I get a picture of a massive outbreak. Usually this picture isn’t the nearly apocalyptic public health nightmare that’s depicted in the movie “Contagion,” but it’s still pretty scary.

About 20 years ago, Miller and Coen published "The Case for Music in the Schools." In this article, they noted that 66 percent of music major applicants were accepted into medical schools, whereas only 44 percent of biochemistry majors got in.