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While the majestic trees on Willow Path have the power to warm people’s hearts, a new 7½ -acre willow biomass farm on Hamilton Street will help heat the university. Depending on the soil, weather, and overall conditions, last week’s planting of 60,000 8-inch shrub willow shoots should yield about 900 dry tons of biomass over […]

When Mark Anderson ’09 wasn’t passing the puck or delivering a hit along the boards in Starr Rink he was pursuing a neuroscience major and conducting complex research in Olin Hall. The Hastings, Neb., native excelled in both settings, and his passion, dedication, and work ethic was recognized by the university on Sunday when he […]

The combination of live performance, a state-of-the-art digital theater, and a story line about one of the most documented days in Roman history will make for a captivating, one-of-a-kind multimedia production this week inside the Ho Science Center’s Visualization Lab. At 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, a group of students and faculty members from the […]

Interested in learning a new language? If so, you may want to choose a teacher who talks with their hands. A study conducted by 51·çÁ÷ Associate Professor of Psychology Spencer Kelly and two 51·çÁ÷ undergraduate researchers, Tara McDevitt ’06 and Megan Esch ’07, reveals that people understand and remember foreign words better when a […]

51·çÁ÷’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth kicked off Tuesday with a lecture about one of the naturalist’s legacies – the study of biodiversity – and a warning that the home for a vast array of plant and animal species is threatened. The university has several events this week to honor Darwin, […]

The National Teach-In provided a forum for professors and students to have a dialogue about global warming. The conversation was geared not only toward promoting awareness, but to propose actions that individuals and the campus as a whole can take to combat climate change. Robert Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, and Ian Helfant, […]

To combat global warming through awareness and action, 51·çÁ÷ will participate in the National Teach-In on Thursday. Faculty and students will engage in a series of panel discussions, presentations, and workshops covering everything from scientific developments for mitigation to social implications of climate change. Building off the success of last year’s Focus the Nation, the […]

Students taking part in an extended study course in Mexico are soaking up information during guided tours through museums and ancient ruins while producing data of their own as they conduct field work for 51·çÁ÷ professor Anthony Aveni. The 11 students have already visited Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology and History and the ruins […]

Most days on the Academic Quad, you’ll find students carrying backpacks and occasional care packages from home. On Tuesday, though, you would have seen volunteer geology students carefully toting two large fossils: a mastodon tusk that is more than 10 feet long and approximately 200 pounds and a whale jaw bone that also tips the […]

Even though the most significant impact from climate change has been in polar regions, a new report co-authored by assistant professor of biology Catherine Cardelús may debunk the notion that tropical plants and animals remain unaffected by global warming. The research conducted by Cardelús and four other scientists was published in this week’s issue of […]