There is a famously notorious statistic regarding how poorly we keep our fitness-related New Year’s resolutions. At the beginning of every year, gym memberships are up around fifteen percent and by the end of the year, new members are in the negatives as more people bail on their newly minted aims for the year.
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The scientific world has recently been launched into a frenzy as perhaps the most revolutionary breakthrough in technology and science since the introduction of computers.
At Stevens, space travel offers itself as an interest for students across a variety of majors, as essentially every major is involved in one way or another in launching a rocket into space.
The McMaster University LIVELab is not like the university labs you’re used to. It’s a theater that fits 106 people complete with a stage for performers and space for researchers from McMaster University.
While many scientists keep exploring Earth and its wonders, Matthew Brand aims to shoot for space, more particularly for Mars. A Stevens’ 2021 alumni, Brand was first inspired by the Curiosity car-sized rover launched on Mars a few years back and found his niche later at Stevens as he combined his computer science degree and his interest in space when he joined Professor Paul Grogan’s research team.
We need friends. Martin Seligman, a foundational researcher in the field of positive psychology, discovered that out of the 100+ factors affecting happiness, the single greatest determinant is the relationships we have.
While we often are reminded to be grateful this time of year, practicing gratitude can be extremely beneficial year round. There are many easy ways to incorporate gratitude into our daily lives.
With Stevens being so close to New York City, skywatching is not often a popular (or possible) outdoor activity. Nighttime light pollution, lack of open space, and a general lack of opportunity to take some time and look up at the stars make sure of that.
At Stevens, science is a pinnacle of study, research, and interest. One discipline in the scientific realm that is often of the utmost fascination is space.
The Stevens Honor System may be facing a new challenger to academic integrity in the next few years; essays written almost entirely by algorithms.