Universities across the nation deal with challenges to online learning after shifting to remote class for the remainder of the semester. Science offers some solutions for both students and professors.
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Thunberg’s Environmentalism Overlooked for Deserved Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg’s idea of climate change and peace does not line up with the ideas of the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
Book Review: Lessons for Higher Education in David Epstein’s ‘Range’
David Epstein argues the case for learning how to think.
Stop Letting Conspiracy Theories Become Memes
Why conspiracy theories create a toxic and mistrustful environment.
Use Your 7R Travel Gene to Change and Inspire
Students can find motivation to travel and explore after realizing they might have the 7R travel gene.
Review: Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’
“Annihilation” is is an ambitious film but overall disappointing.
Former NASA Astronaut Speaks At Pepp
Jeffery Hoffman explains the future of commercial space travel.
Play-Based Education Changes Children’s Lives
Play-based education, such as Waldorf education, changes the world of education for young children.
Stem Cell Research Still Opposed
Art by Jessica Ragsdale Dr. Eugene Gu was well on his way to a breakthrough that could save lives, according to Laura Bassett’s article, “How House Republicans Derailed a Scientist Whose Research Could Save Lives,” published Nov. 3 by The Huffington Post. In 2014, Gu was the first person to successfully implant the heart and […]
New Natural Science Division Program Opens Doors For First-Year Biology Majors
Photo by Symphony Barnes Starting this year, Pepperdine’s incoming Biology students have the opportunity to be a part of a new Natural Science Division program, First-Year Students As Scholars (SAS). The program enrolls first-year Biology majors in one of four different first-year seminar courses. The first of the four seminar options is “Plant Adaptation to […]