When Visiting Professor of Chemistry Mardi Billman first came to Hillsdale College, she said it was the atmosphere of the liberal arts that appealed to her the most. “It’s education for the sake of knowing things,” Billman said. “Not to say that the goal isn’t to find something to do after college, but there is something valuable in just knowing....
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Students start Science Olympiad club
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 Randi Block said of the...
‘Hearing’ solar activity: Students, professor study eclipse
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. Assistant Professor of Physics Timothy...
Hillsdale research presented at national ACS meeting
At one of the largest scientific conferences of the year, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Courtney Meyet presented research carried out by her Advanced Organic Synthesis class and spoke about the unique format of the class at the 254th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Her presentations were two of nearly 9,400 presentations given during the conference, which...