All posts by Meagan Goldman

Chemistry, Environmental Science, Research

Trout Fishing in the Hoosic River: Students Investigate Local River Pollution

By Meagan Goldman ’16

On an early August day this summer, Marissa Shieh and Allie Rowe, two Williams chemistry students, found themselves wading waist-deep through the Hoosic River, scooping trout into a bin. Behind them, a metal boat pushed by scientists from the Massachusetts State Department of Fisheries and Wildlife sent electrical shocks through the water, stunning the fish and facilitating the chase in a process called electrofishing. Continue reading Trout Fishing in the Hoosic River: Students Investigate Local River Pollution →

Chemistry, Q&A

Art, Music, and Bacterial DNA Repair Systems: Q&A with Chemistry Professor Lovett

By Meagan Goldman ’16 and Jacob Kim ’16

Last week, The ScientEphic sat down to chat with Professor Lovett from the Chemistry Department. An active figure in the Williams science scene, Lovett runs the Summer Science Program. He’s famous for knowing every student’s name on the first day of class and for playing his guitar after quizzes. Read on to learn about his past, his research, his participation in a science professor barbershop quartet, and his plans for the future.

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Biology, Features

The iPOP: How One Geneticist is Personalizing DNA Research

By Meagan Goldman ’16

Imagine a world where everyone knows what diseases they are at risk of developing and can take steps to prevent them – or, if prevention fails, live in fear of the future. Although this world may sound a lot like the science fiction movie Gattaca, it is rapidly becoming reality as some geneticists focus their research on personal medicine.

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Geosciences, Q&A

Q&A with Geosciences Prof Phoebe Cohen

By Meagan Goldman ’16

Geosciences Professor Phoebe Cohen may be young, but she’s already discovered and named an ancient fossil, created a Ted-Ed talk called “How to Fossilize Yourself”, and helped develop interdisciplinary science classes at Williams. Here, she answers a few questions for the ScientEphic.

Phoebe Cohen. Image courtesy of geosciences.williams.edu
Image courtesy of geosciences.williams.edu

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