At her high school graduation, Maria Grinis told everyone that she wanted to study Spanish at Hillsdale College and go to medical school — and she’s doing just that. Grinis will graduate in May with a Spanish major and attend medical school. She is just one of many students who are discovering that medical school...
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Student research helps prepare Cornell lab for brighter X-ray beams
Only 40 feet underneath Cornell University’s football field, electron and positron beams race around a half-mile loop of narrow piping nearly as fast as the speed of light in a machine known as the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, or CESR. Junior Laura Salo’s research involving CESR at Cornell this past summer helped move the team...
‘Pedal power’ physics demo shows principles of energy efficiency
The energy bike demonstration hosted by the Society of Physics Students on Friday did more than highlight the physics department — it also helped spread awareness about energy efficiency. “I had the idea that if they were able to feel it in their body, they would get it,” Physics department chair Ken Hayes said....
Economics department talks pros and cons of cryptocurrencies
A currency designed to ease internet payment could revolutionize the way people negotiate, from legal contracts to crowdfunding. Hillsdale College Economics Professor Michael Clark teaches when rational to pursue high-risk, high-reward investments, such as cryptocurrencies, a $700 billion market as of Jan. 3 according to Business Insider. Clark said that a cryptocurrency is a digital...
Student researches link between pancreatic cancer-related proteins
As a kid, Casey Schukow ’17 used to mow lawns in his Saline, Michigan, neighborhood for extra cash. Years later, one of these neighbors, Dr. Tim Frankel, a general surgeon who also works as a laboratory supervisor for the University of Michigan Health System, helped Schukow find a new job: assisting in a pancreatic...




