Suffolk biology students have been engrossed in their research on bacteria, aspiring to one day solve the mystery of how these microorganisms have the ability to cause lethal infection. With the ongoing battle to target and terminate antibiotic resistant bacteria, there is an incentive to study the life-threatening features of bacteria and find possible therapeutic interventions.

The Suffolk-owned R. S. Friedman Field Station is on the brink of closure, according to Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Maria Toyoda. Used routinely by the biology department, the field station...