by Violet Wallerstein Dr. Kimberley Choquette is a Chemistry professor here at Drew who is currently working on discovering an entirely new reaction with samarium diiodide (SmI2). This compound acts as a…
by Abigail Mullen On Feb. 4, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to SpaceX, the Falcon Heavy is one of the…
by Katelynn Fleming The RISE program has allowed students to work with accomplished researchers since 1979. Dr. Louis Lombardo was a part of the RISE program at its inception, working with a…
by Katelynn Fleming Nearly everyone has known someone or heard of someone who has Alzheimer’s Disease. According to Science News, a new blood test may be able to detect Alzheimer’s Disease early…
by Abigail Mullen Salamanders have proven to be excellent models in developmental, regeneration and evolutionary studies. According to Nature, the Mexican axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, has been grown in labs and studied due…
by Violet Wallerstein Killer whales have been recorded imitating human speech. According to the Chicago Tribune, this breakthrough occurred at the Marineland Aquarium in Antibes, France. Wikie, a 14 year old killer…
by Maimouna Kante Jiuzhai Valley National Park is a natural reserve located in central China in the county of Jiuzhaigou in the northern part of Sichuan Province. According to the United Nations…
by Anna Gombert India is planning to land on the moon. While this mission will not be India’s first trip to the moon, it will be their first attempt to land on…
by Colleen Dabrowski Griffin, a Labrador and Golden Retriever mix, is the Center for Civic Engagement house’s favorite pup. Griffin is a six-month-old pup training to be a Seeing Eye Dog on…
by Anna Gombert Scientists in Shanghai have successfully cloned a macaque monkey. The two cloned monkeys, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, were cloned seven and nine weeks ago respectively according to NPR.…