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Science Weekly: Strong Links Between Industrial Activity and Weather Found

Science Weekly: Strong Links Between Industrial Activity and Weather Found

Chris Sessions December 2, 2015

Once again, research suggests some strong links between human industrial and agricultural activity and extreme weather events. In a report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,...

Science Weekly: Childhood Neglect Linked to Adult Depression

Science Weekly: Childhood Neglect Linked to Adult Depression

Chris Sessions December 2, 2015

While this may not come as a shock to most, adult depression has been linked directly to childhood neglect in a recent study conducted by researchers at Duke University and the University of Texas...

Evidence shows Utah as a Triassic park

Chris Sessions October 26, 2015

Most folks know what dinosaurs are. Thanks to the movies, most also know that some of them lived during the Jurassic period. Ironically enough, most of the dinosaurs from the movies actually lived in...

Science Weekly: One step forward, one step back

Chris Sessions October 13, 2015

Most of us have marveled at the giraffe, taking the time to admire the reach of its neck, which marks it as one of the strangest and most unique looking animals in the modern world. And most of us, at...

Science weekly: New study casts doubt on solar causes for global warming

Chris Sessions August 31, 2015

The sun provides a great deal of earth’s energy. If you doubt this, try taking a step outside on a sunny August day, and you will be made a believer. There have been some suggestions, however, that...

Math for non-trads: How to pace yourself away from the classroom

Chris Sessions August 24, 2015

For many students college math is a daunting prospect, but for some non-traditional students, it can feel like a deal breaker. As a non-traditional student you have to put forth both time and effort,...

Biometrics: A powerful tool for medical students

Chris Sessions August 24, 2015

Medicine is focused on the human body. The body is a system—several systems, in fact. To understand some specific "spot," it pays to understand the "landscape" in which that spot resides. For example,...

Matemáticas para los estudiantes no tradicionales: Cómo mantener el ritmo fuera del aula

Chris Sessions August 24, 2015

Matemáticas ¿Ya tiene miedo? Para muchos estudiantes de matemáticas de la universidad es una perspectiva desalentadora, pero para algunos estudiantes no tradicionales, se puede sentir como un factor...

Science Weekly: Keeping up with the oceans

July 26, 2015

In Jurassic Park, Jeff Goldboom's character reminds his fellows that "life finds a way." According to a study published on the Royal Society Open Publishing website, coral around the island of Palau...

Science in the Park lives up to its mandate

July 20, 2015

"A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that, for most of us, that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring,...

If it's Saturday, it's science

July 9, 2015

On a hot summer Saturday, few things are cooler than a planetarium show. It plays to the sense of wonder we all share about the sky, space and what travels around out there—and it's air conditioned. Science...

Failure "The Heart Is a Monster"

July 8, 2015

  "...and it's not fair." In 1996, Failure fell prey to zeitgeist. The alt-rock/grunge fad was ending, and their album from that year, "Fantastic Planet," a study in dynamic, pop-infused heavy rock...

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