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...
Author: Eleanor DeGoffau (Eleanor DeGoffau)
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Establish mental capacity tests for politicians over the age of 75
Biden needs to take a mental capacity test. Courtesy | Facebook When the president of the United States, perhaps the most mentally taxing profession in the country, proudly announces that he has traveled to all 54 states, it is time to consider screening our older politicians for mental competency. This is what Nikki Haley, the...
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Three physics students earn honorable mention award at national research conference
Three students and their advisor, Stephanie Lauback, presented their research in January. Courtesy | Stephanie Lauback Three Hillsdale students won an honorable mention for their research in biophysics at the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Argonne National Laboratory on Jan. 21. Sophomore Abigail (Abby) Gilreath and seniors Linnea Larson and Khadija Hamisi presented...
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Director of post-graduate theological study program invites students to apply
The Brazos Fellowship seeks to redefine vocations for college graduates, Paul Gutacker, the program’s executive director, told Hilldsale students on Oct. 11. “I think we assume that discerning your vocation means figuring out your career,” Gutacker said, “In Scripture, it has to do with the thing that we’re all called to do—following Christ. It’s not...
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Postal Service releases stamp honoring women cryptographers, including Hillsdale alumna
The United States Postal Service released a stamp this month honoring women cryptographers who cracked codes during World War II. The most prominent among them may have been 1915 Hillsdale alumna Elizebeth Smith Friedman, according to Adjunct Instructor in Journalism Buddy Moorehouse. “She essentially pioneered the science of codebreaking and then used her skill to...