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...
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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...
Campus reacts to new iPhone X features
A bigger screen, a better camera, no home button, and a new facial recognition feature are exciting the Hillsdale College community about the new iPhone X, which went on sale on Nov. 3. Although few people on campus have upgraded to the iPhone X, many have heard about its design and new features. Junior Zane...
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...
Research project measures lead in Flint water samples
Hillsdale alumnus Ethan Wiskur ’17 spent part of his summer working with Professor of Chemistry Mark Nussbaum, investigating a problem close to home: the lead levels in water from Flint, Michigan. “Being that I live near Flint, went to high school in Flint, and have many family and friends that live in the city, the...




