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Science Blender | Interdisciplinary Breakthrough Creates A World in Higher Decibels Student Essay from the HON 389 Science Blender Course

November 19, 2015 by Melinda Sherrill | Student Author

Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . For the second paper this term, students were asked to investigate an “interdisciplinary breakthrough”. Below is one student’s essay on the topic. At around the age of 10, I knew something was wrong. With eyes bulging like a newborn pug, I remember

Science Blender | Interdisciplinary Breakthrough at Stonehenge Student Essay from the HON 389 Science Blender Course

November 13, 2015 by Liliana Dawidoff | Student Author

Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . For the second paper this term, students were asked to investigate an “interdisciplinary breakthrough”. Below is one student’s essay on the topic. For four years, the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project has been underway, surveying the area, over four square miles, surrounding Stonehenge.

Science Blender | Science Gone Wrong- Sexuality Swinging Votes? Student Essay from the HON 389 Science Blender Course

October 29, 2015 by Anne Roffler | Student Author

Throughout the year, we will be publishing essays from Professor Andrew Lyon‘s Honors 389 course “The Science Blender” . For the first paper this term, students were asked to investigate the idea of “science gone wrong”. Below is one student’s essay on the topic. It is all too easy to blindly trust scientific research, particularly when it is published in

California to South Dakota: Research Experience Across The West

August 6, 2015 by Danielle Platt | Research

I remember audibly shrieking when I received the email notifying me of my acceptance into a summer research program. At the time, I had been patiently waiting in the (rather quiet) office of the Career Development Center on the fourth floor of Argyros Forum, hoping to receive some helpful advice on a resume I would

Biology Students Awarded at Tri-Beta Conference

April 30, 2015 by Tyler Newman | Uncategorized

Schmid College saw three of its biology students receive awards at the most recent TriBeta West Coast Regional Conference. TriBeta, a national biological honor society, offers students the opportunity to showcase their research and get feedback from elite minds in the field of biology. Amy Ortega and Kristen Gabriel received second place for the

Student wins top honor for analysis of health data research in India

April 28, 2014 by Schmid College | News

This story originally appeared on Chapman’s Happenings blog. Read it in full here. A sophomore in the Chapman University Honors Program has won a top award for research examining the environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural India that contribute to life-threatening intestinal disease in children under five. Sohini Mukherjee ’16, a double major in English and psychology, won first place for