Halmos College Inducts 90 New Members Into National Biological Honors Society

2019 New Inductees of the TriBeta National Biological Honor Society, Rho Rho Chapter

This April, Halmos College’s Department of Biological Sciences hosted the 17th annual induction of students into the NSU Chapter of the National Biological Honor Society (Beta Beta Beta or TriBeta). NSU’s chapter, known as Rho Rho, conducted the ceremony in the Don Taft University Center. Alumni of NSU and TriBeta, faculty, administration, family, and friends witnessed 90 students join the society.

The event was conducted by the 2018-2019 executive board members including Leah Aminov President, Sujad Younis Vice President, Swati Patel Secretary, Shreya Patel Treasurer and Bethany Gallucci Historian. The event was introduced by Halmos faculty member and TriBeta advisor Katie Crump, Ph.D.

After keynote speaker Kiran C. Patel College of Medicine faculty member Bindu Mayi, Ph.D. talked about her journey as a researcher, educator, and author: new inductees were joined by TriBeta’s officers and current members in reciting the membership pledge. These inductees joined the Halmos biology alumni Romany Harkas, NSU MD (M-1 student), Kristi Njaracelil NSU DO student (M-1), and Avidor Gerstenfeld, NSU DO entering class of 2019.

Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is an honor society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 626 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information: https://www.tribeta.org/