Courtesy | Alexandra Hall Stephen Barr spoke to a crowded Plaster Auditorium about the intersections of science and religion. “Robert Boyle, the first modern chemist and considered the founder of chemistry, was a pious Anglican who said that he liked to do his chemical experiments on Sunday because they were a form of worship,” Theoretical...
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...
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...
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...
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...