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Midterm Adventures
Campus was bustling this week with activities and studying. At the end of last week, Cardinal Newman Fellow Mary Anne Holler presented her Capstone Project to the academic board and the community. After months of research and development, Mary created a Fertility Awareness Method–based cycle-tracking app designed to support women with gynecological conditions. The following…
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From Waste to Wonder: How Sunflower Seeds Are Making Bread Healthier
When you think of sunflower seeds, you might picture a snack at a baseball game or birds flocking to a feeder. But scientists have recently discovered that sunflower seeds may also hold the key to making everyday bread significantly healthier and more sustainable. Researchers in Brazil have found a way to transform leftover material from…
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An Adventure to Napoli
Campus Life Update As January came to a close, the students prepared for a weekend trip to Naples. They had spent the week leading up to this deciding where to go for the three day weekend, floating ideas such as Prague, Florence, or Albania. After deciding on Naples, they spent the rest of the week…
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Black Hole Spectroscopy Reaches New Heights with Record-Breaking Gravitational Wave Detection
On January 14, 2025, scientists detected the strongest gravitational wave signal ever recorded. Known as GW250114, the signal was observed by the LIGO detectors and produced by the collision of two black holes, each more than thirty times the mass of the Sun. Compared with the first historic detection in 2015, this signal was dramatically…
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The Quantum Leap: What Computing’s Next Revolution Really Means for You
Picture a computer that can model new medicines atom by atom, crack the encryption protecting your bank account, or help create new codes strong enough to replace it. That is the promise of quantum computing. There is plenty of hype surrounding it, and some of that hype deserves skepticism. But beneath the headlines, something unprecedented…
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