At just past the halfway point in The Research Project it’s time to do a little looking back at what we’ve blogged about so far, maybe pick some favorites. To be sure I have discovered that we have some really amazing colleges and universities in our country. And there is a phenomenal amount of fascinating…
After eight weeks of states whose names begin with the letter “M” we are moving on to the N’s as in Nebraska. This week we head to Creighton University, a Jesuit school in Omaha, where they are developing a promising new way to help those suffering from PTSD, also known as shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome. The…
Last summer’s explosion of the Space X rocket meant the destruction of a research project that a team of scientists from Montana’s Rocky Mountain College was working on. The team, led by Dr. Andy Wildenberg, was attempting to grow algae in space in a jello-like substance instead of in water. The team from Montana had gone to Florida…
Hard to believe I am that with this post I will be halfway done with this 50-state research project. With the plight of refugees a pressing topic in global news and Europe facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II, seven Webster University – Geneva students recently participated in a refugee simulation to elicit insights and…
Mirror Neurons 