Hillsdale professors encourage students to stargaze more. | Wikimedia Commons Multiple meteor showers will be lighting up Hillsdale skies this fall, according to Timothy Dolch, associate professor of physics. Dolch said in an email that upcoming astronomical events include the Geminids on Dec.13-14, and the Leonids on Nov. 17-18, one of the best of the...
Lauren Smyth worked with her mom to launch a podcast called Astro Minute. Courtesy | Radio Free Hillsdale Junior Lauren Smyth, released a new Radio Free Hillsdale podcast called “Astro Minute” that teaches listeners to recognize constellations, nebulae, and galaxies in the night sky with the naked eye in only 60 seconds. The podcast is...
Nathan Sibert, Paige Lettow, Liam Swick, Riley Hamilton, and Evan Anthopolous construct an LWA antenna. Courtesy | Facebook Students from the college’s physics department traveled to New Mexico earlier this month to help build a new station of the Long Wavelength Array, a telescope that collects radio wave data from celestial bodies. In collaboration with...
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...
A crowd including students, faculty, and local law enforcement filled the quad with 2,977 flags on Monday to commemorate those who lost their lives 22 years ago on 9/11. Associate Dean of Men Jeffery “Chief” Rogers said he organized the event because of the promise Americans made to never forget 9/11. “We made a promise,...