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Tag: Science

Demystifying “GMOs”

29 September 2023
Jonas May
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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

26 February 2021
Agatha Echenique
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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”

13 February 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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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

30 November 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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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

10 November 2017
Brianna Steiert
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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…

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Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement

29 September 2017
Betsy Tucker
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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…

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The Use and Abuse of Science in Modern Politics

29 September 2017
Catherine Dema
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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

18 November 2016
Caitlin Troutman
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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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