Conducting research, which is considered a key component of one’s undergraduate career and one way to fulfill the experiential learning requirement for graduation, is no easy process. Throw a mid-semester global pandemic into the mix, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster. But disaster it was not for many Macaulay students, taking advantage of […]
In my four years at Hunter, many new things have come about — turnstiles, the renovation of the Thomas Hunter Building, the (almost completed) construction on the Library, and now the first ever Undergraduate Research Conference. March 20-21 marked the inaugural undergraduate research conference held at Hunter College. The event was sponsored by Hunter Science […]
Thirty-seven members of the Macaulay at Hunter Class of 2013, along with research mentors, professors faculty, gathered once again for the second Senior Research Forum (SRF) event. Held at the Roosevelt House, it was the most attended SRF since its inception in 2011 by Director Craig Harwood. The SRF was organized by Dr. Harwood, and […]
Can a glowing, brain-topped recycled bread truck revolutionize science education? Yes — if Tyler Alterman (Hunter ’13) has his way. Alterman has launched a campaign to fund The Think Tank, a cognitive science lab-on-wheels, in order to transform public perception of the sciences. He thought of the idea after reading a New York Times article […]
There is no escaping challenging social issues. Since the 1970s, the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers has sought to overcome its reputation for being a male-dominated field. For instance, many colleges offer scholarship programs for female undergraduates as incentives for young women to pursue careers in scientific research. Yet, the last […]
Over 300 students participated in The College of Staten Island’s Tenth Annual Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Performance. The conference provides students with the opportunity to display and present their research projects to the CSI community. Along with poster presentations, this year’s conference also featured paper presentations, where students discussed their research projects in […]
