July 2008

Exploring Realities of Offshore Drilling
By: Michael Kennedy, PhD
Jul 25, 2008

Last Friday's NPR-Science Friday podcast features an interview with Boston University researcher... Read More

Gore Urges Change to Dodge an Energy Crisis
By: Michael Kennedy, PhD
Jul 18, 2008

In a speech yesterday, 2007 Nobel Laureate and former Vice President Al Gore called for a... Read More

The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
By: Michael Kennedy, PhD
Jul 10, 2008

Modern genetics is revealing an ever-clearer picture of mankind's ancestral migration out of... Read More

NCI Grant Launches Clinical Trials For Colon Cancer Screening
By: Michael Kennedy, PhD
Jul 10, 2008

Northwestern researcher ... Read More

The Environmental Impact of Corn-Based Plastics
By: Michael Kennedy, PhD
Jul 3, 2008

This Scientific American article explores the purported benefits of corn-based plastics (also... Read More

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Evanston Township High School

Beginning in spring 2011, SiS teamed up with Evanston Township High School (ETHS) to share authentic research techniques with more than 30 at-risk students. Once a month, nine Northwestern graduate student volunteers bring hands-on, small-group science activities to two of the school’s general biology classes, augmenting the...

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