![Petit Scholars 2017](https://biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/scholars_group.jpg?itok=dWVNoe5L)
2017 class of Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars most diverse in program history
![Peter Yunker watching stabbing cholera](https://biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/yu.bac_.glass_.small_.jpg?itok=VyeyucFv)
The actions of bacteria locked in battle are nearly as calculable as a chemical reaction.
![Marine protected area](https://biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/mpa-size0713.jpg?itok=VtoZqEm1)
For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a difference.
![Wade Barnes](https://biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/wade.barnes.jpg?itok=HrqWJZ0D)
The College of Sciences warmly congratulates Wade Barnes for receiving the Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award, the highest award conferred by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.