Ever since we were all kids, starting about the fourth grade, we had to relearn a simple process every time we cracked our science book open for the first time that year: Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, Falsify or Sustain Hypothesis, Report Results. The good ole’ scientific method. Literally the bedrock of all advanced scientific… Continue reading The biggest issue in science, and what young scientists can do about it
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2020 highlights advances in SETI, contributions of undergraduate scientists
“Where is everybody?” It is hard to imagine this simple question, uttered in a lunchroom among friends in 1950, would spawn one of the most persistent global scientific initiatives in modern history. The speaker was Enrico Fermi, an Italian nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and constructed the world’s first functioning nuclear reactor… Continue reading 2020 highlights advances in SETI, contributions of undergraduate scientists
Sony’s Venom: A fun time and missed opportunity
When a person looks past all of the grease and grime, Venom turns out to be an energetic movie with fun lead characters. Venom is Sony Pictures’ first film in Sony’s Marvel Universe. Though it has a lot of potential, most of the chances taken fall short of anything worthwhile. Tom Hardy plays Eddie Brock,… Continue reading Sony’s Venom: A fun time and missed opportunity
‘Phun with Physics’ dazzles students with demonstrations
The UTM Department of Chemistry and Physics hosted the spring 2018 edition of “Phun with Physics” on April 10, at 6 p.m. in Gooch Hall, room 117. The event, which was open to the public free of charge, is intended to give people of all ages an up-close look at scientific experiments displaying different laws… Continue reading ‘Phun with Physics’ dazzles students with demonstrations
Are fine arts and humanities majors as important as STEM majors?
Are the fine arts and humanities as important as the hard sciences, engineering and math? Obviously, it is possible to study both, but what are the benefits of each? In order to answer that question, it might be a good idea to look at each under a magnifying glass. There are many different focus areas… Continue reading Are fine arts and humanities majors as important as STEM majors?
Shark whisperer speaks volumes to honors students
UTM Alumna, biology major, daughter to a professor and shark whisperer Kesley Gibson spoke to students at UTM on Tuesday, January 30 in Watkins Auditorium as a part of the Academic Speaker series for the honors program. Gibson is in her graduate studies at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and during her time as a… Continue reading Shark whisperer speaks volumes to honors students
Never fear! Bill Nye is here!
Bill’s back, and he’s here to save the world. If you were a student in the early 2000’s or late 1990’s, there’s no way you don’t remember the implication of a massive, black, school-owned TV being rolled in during your science class. Suddenly, the mood of the classroom shifted, and as if from the core… Continue reading Never fear! Bill Nye is here!