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The science of being a mom: Hillsdale professors on balancing career and motherhood
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The science of being a mom: Hillsdale professors on balancing career and motherhood

Courtney Meyet poses with her husband Brian and her sons, Kiehl and Shane. Courtesy︱Courtney Meyet When Courtney Meyet started to pursue her doctorate in chemistry, she already had another full-time job: motherhood. Now an associate professor of chemistry at the college, Meyet had two boys aged eight and 10 – and a 60-to-80-hour work week...

Opinion: New social media law, not Meta, endangers Canadians
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Opinion: New social media law, not Meta, endangers Canadians

Canada’s dispute with Meta comes in the middle of a record-setting wildfire season. Courtesy | Facebook The controversy unfolding between Canada and Meta should be a warning about the dangers of outsourcing a country’s safety. Canada’s Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, became law in June, according to CTV News. While the Canadian...

Q&A: Senior Elizabeth Speck interns for NASA
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Q&A: Senior Elizabeth Speck interns for NASA

Elizabeth Speck interned at NASA. Courtesy | Elizabeth Speck Elizabeth Speck is a senior chemistry major and math minor from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. She interned this summer at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Langley, Virginia. Q: What is one question that everyone always asks you about working at NASA? A: Everyone always asks if we faked...

Hillsdalians from Montana react to state climate change ruling
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Hillsdalians from Montana react to state climate change ruling

Lake Ellen Wilson in Glacier National Park. Courtesy | Sierra Dilworth Montanans in the college community have divided reactions to a recent court decision that says the state’s promotion of fossil fuels violates the Montana Constitution. Charles Steele, chairman of economics, business, and accounting, grew up in Montana before studying and then teaching at Montana...

‘The Myth of Conflict’: Physicist speaks on science & religion
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‘The Myth of Conflict’: Physicist speaks on science & religion

Courtesy | Alexandra Hall Stephen Barr spoke to a crowded Plaster Auditorium about the intersections of science and religion. “Robert Boyle, the first modern chemist and considered the founder of chemistry, was a pious Anglican who said that he liked to do his chemical experiments on Sunday because they were a form of worship,” Theoretical...