April is Earth Month and the Hillsdale College Conservation Club continues to offer opportunities aimed at supporting the Earth and local community. The club’s annual cleaning of the Slayton Arboretum is just one of the events the club plans each Earth month. “I think our main focus is educating people about how to preserve our...
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Jeremy Luce Research Spotlight
What was the focus of your research? It was on the copper dependent increase in neurodegeneration due to amyloid beta protein and the metabolic growth rate decrease due to copper. So basically, I’m expressing a protein in the eye of a fly, and then I’m either giving them copper or not giving them copper and...
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Physics lecturer granted Ph.D. from Michigan State University
Lecturer in Physics Hank Thurston earned his Ph.D. in physics and computational math, science, and engineering from Michigan State University on March 29. Thurston defended his dissertation, titled “The Development Of A Novel Diamond-Based Neutron Detector and Quantum Color Center Fabrication Framework,” in front of a committee. Thurston currently teaches the lab portion of Physics...
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Beyond the laboratory: What STEM offers students
Indecisive decision-making coupled with the incoming class registration is nothing short of a recipe for chaos. Thankfully, for those thinking about STEM, students and professors offer insight into the field to help mitigate uncertainty. “When you study STEM at Hillsdale, you also get to study the core curriculum which enables you to understand science...
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Excavating Strosacker: Five unique objects in Fisk Natural History Museum
Hillsdale’s Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History, created by Daniel M. Fisk in 1874 and rebuilt in 2010, hosts thousands of specimens spanning several centuries. While many students cut through the museum on their way to science classes, pausing to look through the exhibits reveals an assortment of cultural and college history. Anthony Swinehart,...