Senior Cecilia Gulick presents research on editing the genes of a fruit fly. Courtesy | Twitter Senior Cecilia Gulick gene-edited fruit flies, and she hopes that other students will be able to build on her research, which she conducted for her senior thesis entitled “CRISPR Cas-9 in Drosophila melanogaster.” Gulick discussed the background, process, results,...
What do you wish you did more of when you were younger? Michael Clark, Economics: “Outdoor activities—appreciating nature, getting away from everything, disc golfing, hiking, canoeing. Not crazy active outdoor activity, and it’s context-providing. My other answer is too scholastic, and nobody wants to hear it, but I would say try to learn things, not do...
Students gathered in the Mauck Solarium to celebrate the Lunar New Year last week. Megan Li | Collegian Students celebrated Lunar New Year with a potluck of Asian food in Mauck Solarium last week. Sophomore Jihye Kim, who coordinated the event, said she wanted it to be an opportunity for community and fellowship rather...
A fossil found in New Mexico belongs to a new species of dinosaur. Courtesy | Twitter A partial skull found in southeastern New Mexico belongs to a new species of Tyrannosaurus known as the Tyrannosaurus mcraensis, a dinosaur which according to scientists predates the T. Rex by seven million years. But Anthony Swinehart, professor of...
Classical artist Dan Thompson’s exhibit, “Upright: Adventures in Teaching,” will remain on display in the Sage Center for the Arts Daughtrey Gallery until March 22. According to Thompson, before he accepted the invitation to show at Hillsdale, he was warned by those around him of the college’s political standings. Nevertheless, Thompson said his desire and...