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...
Mosquitoes can carry deadly diseases. Courtesy | Facebook The U.K.-based biotechnology company Oxitec has released genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild, including in the United States. While these mosquitoes can help limit the spread of diseases like the Zika virus, the execution of the plan and the health concerns it poses outweigh the benefits. Oxitec’s...
An algal bloom in Lake Diane was tested for cyanotoxins. Courtesy | Facebook An algal bloom in Lake Diane in southern Hillsdale County is currently free of cyanotoxins, which can cause illness and in rare cases death, but the lake will still be monitored. A recent lab test revealed that samples taken from the lake...
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...
Poor diet costs Americans trillions in medical bills. Courtesy | Facebook While Associate Professor of Politics Kevin Slack ate Cheez-Its and drank Kool-Aid for breakfast as a kid, he doesn’t recommend students in his new class follow his example. The new class, called the Politics of Health, introduces students to health issues and how government...