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Water regulations affect California conservation
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Water regulations affect California conservation

Too often, governmental regulation forces a decision between the environment and the economy — but that doesn’t have to be the case, according to senior Katie Wright, who gave a lecture about California’s water regulation system March 29. Wright said the environment is considered a public good, since one person’s consumption doesn’t affect another’s consumption....

Professor’s research chronicles lions’ genetics
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Professor’s research chronicles lions’ genetics

Many scientists believe that the next generation will be the last to see lions in zoos, according to Professor of Biology Daniel York. York studied the genetics from rare breeds of captive lions, retrieving blood samples over his 11 years of conservation genetics research. Working alongside Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, York developed an...

Fisk Museum adds tortoise, ‘hog-like’ oreodont
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Fisk Museum adds tortoise, ‘hog-like’ oreodont

Two new fossils are on display at the Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History. These latest additions to the museum are a “hog-like” oreodont and an ancient tortoise, both approximately 33 million years old. The oreodont, nicknamed “Bingo,” contains approximately 30 percent real bone, Professor of Biology and museum curator Anthony Swinehart said. Swinehart...

Instagram, robots, and the human mind
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Instagram, robots, and the human mind

Hillsdale professors combined their technical knowledge and cultural aptitude to address the topic of the Lyceum Friday Forum on March 16, about technology and human identity. Asking a room full of parents and students if they’ve experienced such social media phenomenons as phantom vibration syndrome or fear of missing out, Associate Professor of Physics Paul...