![A hand holds a petri dish with a yellow substance in it. A shadow of the dish shows on a white surface.](/gvnext/files/img/article/DEC1B2FD-C8DD-5827-97756CC0815825A0/E320B0A2-B354-8526-9B3F41B973BA2F55/600.jpg)
Taylor Opolka holds a bacterial plate used for research on opossum protein derivatives to study the structure and activity of the proteins that can inhibit the venom of some poisonous snakes. Opolka is a guest student researcher from Davenport University.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
![A bright yellow bike rests agains a black bike rack, surrounded by blurred yellow leaves in the foreground and yellow foliage in the background.](/gvnext/files/img/article/DEC1B2FD-C8DD-5827-97756CC0815825A0/E320B103-93B2-AA9D-8AF420D2911193DB/600.jpg)
A yellow bicycle is parked near a colorful tree on the Allendale Campus Nov. 9.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills