Paul Edmiston, associate professor of chemistry, biology and molecular biology has received a $136,269 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to allow for the continued study of Osorb, a substance Edmiston discovered serendipitously while carrying out research on a separate and unrelated study.† Osorb …
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October 2, 2009
Womenís soccer remains unbeaten
The womenís soccer team maintained their emphatic start to the season tacking another win and a tie on to their record creating a record-breaking 11 game unbeaten streak. Sitting comfortably on top of the NCAC standings in the middle of the season, the Scots now …
Microbe article published
Scientists are steps closer to stopping the microbe responsible for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s as well as various outbreaks in the northeastern United States since the 1990s. Professor of Biology William Morgan has researched the pathogen (Phytophthora infestans, which means ìplant destroyer”) …
Scot Volunteers unite
An inner-city mother in Detroit struggles to feed her family.† An old lady in Atlanta struggles to walk out the door for a bit of food.† These stories represent the real life struggles thousands of Americans face every day.† It may be common knowledge to …
Campus
Author Jonathan Kozol to deliver lecture Bestselling author Jonathan Kozol will deliver a lecture on his book, The ìShame of the Nation,” at McGaw Chapel on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Kozolís book details the rampant inequalities of the United States public school system, …
National
Select inmates cleared for release in prison Seventy-five of the 223 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been cleared for release by the Obama Administration. Obama has set a Jan. 22 deadline for the closure of the detention facility, but as each prisonerís case …