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Liberal arts in space: Student internship at NASA blends English, history, and science
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Liberal arts in space: Student internship at NASA blends English, history, and science

One might expect a physics or math major to intern at National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters in Washington, D.C., but senior Madi Moore is proving that English majors can do important work in the space industry, as well. As a participant of the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program this semester, Moore works in the NASA History...

Multiple choice versus matching: Research tests ability to recall information
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Multiple choice versus matching: Research tests ability to recall information

College students may not enjoy taking tests, but according to a study three Hillsdale College students presented last weekend, test-taking may be what helps them learn. On Friday, seniors Mary Blendermann, Colby Clark, and Giannina Imperial presented their research in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, the top international...

Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed research: Students track gray squirrel activity
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Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed research: Students track gray squirrel activity

While the squirrels scampering around campus are merely scenery for many students’ walks to class, two senior biology majors have made the squirrels their research subjects for their ongoing animal behavior research projects.  Seniors Julia Hoyda and Luiza Wasilewski’s project tracks the nut preference and caching activity of eastern gray squirrels — one of the...