With federal funding under review, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, home to a telescope 305 meters in diameter that contributes significantly to both radio and radar astronomy, could face major budget cuts that could threaten its future. If the telescope were to lose funding, schools such as Hillsdale College could be prevented from using...
Millennial Americans are getting tattoos more than any age group in the country, but a Hillsdale College student’s research project suggests some tattoo inks may contain unsafe levels of certain metals. A 2016 Harris poll found 47 percent of millennials have a tattoo, compared to only 29 percent of the population as a whole. Since...
An aggressive type of blood cancer came under the scrutiny of two Hillsdale students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center this summer. Sophomore Bella VanAken donned safety glasses and latex gloves to study acute myeloid leukemia in the lab, while senior Andrea Lee sifted through hundreds of patient charts within the confines of an...
Every March, hundreds of middle school students across the country wait in suspense to see how much weight a tower they designed and built can hold. The event is a part of Science Olympiad, a competition for middle-school and high-school students involving a variety of science-related tasks. “Weeks of work for moments of panic,” senior...
Millions of people across the country traveled to get a prime view of the solar eclipse as its path stretched across the continental United States Aug. 21. In addition to the visual spectacle of the moon crossing in front of the sun, solar eclipses offer unique insight into solar activity and its effects on Earth....