This week, The Hilltop Monitor had the opportunity to sit down with William Jewell College’s Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Joseph Shih to discuss all…
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Demystifying “GMOs”
A great deal of myths and misconceptions surround so-called “Genetically Modified Organisms.” From health influencers advising consumers to stay away from them to pictures of…
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A Kuhnian Re-Threading of the Needle
It is 3 a.m. Dutifully, my phone replays “Questions In a World of Blue” by Julee Cruise for what seems like the millionth time. My…
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Jewell professor disputes false claim on “Fox and Friends”
On an afternoon segment of show “Fox and Friends” Feb. 11, televison personality Pete Hegseth announced that he has not washed his hands in ten…
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Jewell Students excel in the STEM fields
Despite the association between liberal arts institutions and the humanities, William Jewell College has a successful STEM program through which students have been able to…
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CRISPR: More Than Designer Babies
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology has been the buzz of the scientific community over the past few years for its ability to…
Read MorePulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be working to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as it stands over…
Read MoreThe Use and Abuse of Science in Modern Politics
The politicization of science. The role of science in politics. Typically, when these concepts are addressed, emotions run high and people start defending their “sides.”…
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STEM students expand learning opportunities at conferences
When students think of science class, most probably don’t get too excited. However, the science departments at William Jewell College offer several opportunities for science…
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