March 2015

Musicians May Make Better Scientists
By: Nick Griffiths
Mar 3, 2015

About 20 years ago, Miller and Coen published "... Read More

Your Old Cell Phone: A Literal Gold Mine
By: Claire Loe
Mar 9, 2015

Aluminum, copper, silver, gold, platinum. 
Lanthanum, Europium, Neodymium,... Read More

Viruses: A Force of Nature
By: Carolyn Wilke
Mar 10, 2015

Viruses are capable of creating havoc. Sometimes when I think about viruses, I get a picture of... Read More

Appreciating the Massiveness of Air
By: Elaine Shen
Mar 16, 2015

Imagine hanging a pendulum on the inside of your car and accelerating forward. Which... Read More

Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Graduate School
By: Nisan Hubbard
Mar 18, 2015

Recently, people have been asking me for advice about careers after college. Often, they want to... Read More

A YouTube Science Education
By: Leidamarie Tirado-Lee
Mar 23, 2015

The way we acquire information has changed drastically since I was young student. At the risk of... Read More

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Silverstein Genetics for High School

With support from Science in Society and visiting scientists and faculty, high school students in this program undertake a genetics case study, learn about a hereditary health disorder, and use DNA-based laboratory diagnostics to determine the likelihood of mutation in the fictional patient. Afterward, students assess risk around...

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