On September 27, Stevens informed students that they would be implementing randomized COVID-19 testing on campus. The email explained that this was at the request of the Faculty Senate, despite there being “no evidence that randomized testing decreases the spread of COVID-19 in a community that is fully vaccinated according to Hackensack Meridian Health, Stevens’ medical advisor, and guidance from the CDC.”
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If you’ve been anywhere in New Jersey at all for the past few weeks, you’ve likely had a difficult time ignoring these bright-red, spotted planthoppers.
Having been two centennials since Frankenstein warned the world about utilizing science without regard for ethical and societal consequences, the idea of lab-grown meat has since been materialized by several start-up companies and private laboratories.
On Wednesday September 29, the Center for Science Writing organized a presentation from astronomer and author Caleb Scharf. Scharf, the current director of the Columbia Astrobiology Center at Columbia University, recently published his book The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life’s Unending Algorithm.
On September 18, SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission arrived back on Earth after spending three days in space. This groundbreaking mission accomplished something that has never been done before: send civilians to space without a trained astronaut present.
On May 5, the Biden administration, hoping to provide more equitable healthcare access both within the country and to lower-income nations, released a statement in support of waiving patents for COVID-19 vaccines.
On Sunday, August 8, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California scientists hit a milestone in nuclear fusion.
Although it happened 20 years ago, 9/11 is continuing to affect survivors, bystanders, loved ones of those who perished, and many others.
Reuse, reduce, recycle. At some point or another we’ve all heard this motto, and its goal is to remind us that we can be doing something to help the environment.
Disclaimer: This article was written in late July, 2021. Information may have changed since it’s publication date of September 10.
This article was written by Katie Ng and Jo-Anne Rivera.