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Estudiantes de Psicologia de WSU Estudian el Uso de Facebook

Emily Ferguson December 2, 2015

Un grupo de estudiantes de Weber State University llevó a cabo un estudio el semestre pasado sobre los vínculos entre los rasgos de personalidad y el uso de Facebook. Crystal Garcia, Corbin Standley,...

Science Weekly: Reversing Milk Allergies

Science Weekly: Reversing Milk Allergies

Kellie Plumhof December 2, 2015

Milk allergies are becoming more common, and it's likely that you either know someone who has a milk allergy or have one yourself. Alternative milks and dairy products now provide many options for...

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WSU Pysch Students Study Facebook Usage

Emily Ferguson November 19, 2015

A group of Weber State University students conducted a study last semester about the links between personality traits and Facebook usage. Crystal Garcia, Corbin Standley, Kaitlin Staker and Lyndsi...

Skyler Carr of Discovery Simulations talking with Chris Murphy about the simulator. (Gabe Cerritos / The Signpost)

STEM Students Survive Space at Expo

Christopher Murphy November 19, 2015

Neither rain nor snow kept families and students away from the Northern Utah STEM Career and College Expo held at the Davis Conference Center on Monday. In a packed event hall, businesses and universities...

Career fair geared towards STEM majors

Kylie Coats October 30, 2015

  The STEM Career Fair is an opportunity for students to meet with potential employers and will be held in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms, on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Science, Technology,...

There's a science to being scared to death

Kellie Plumhof October 28, 2015

A pounding heart, tense muscles and a face drenched with sweat might be what most people picture when they think of someone who is scared. Although these are all physical manifestations of being afraid,...

Science Weekly: Fingerprints aglow to help officers

Kellie Plumhof October 27, 2015

Law enforcement has been using fingerprint technology to aid investigations for over 100 years now. While the science behind fingerprints has improved over the years, a new study by scientist Kang Liang...

Evidence shows Utah as a Triassic park

Chris Sessions October 26, 2015

Most folks know what dinosaurs are. Thanks to the movies, most also know that some of them lived during the Jurassic period. Ironically enough, most of the dinosaurs from the movies actually lived in...

Age of the inventor: Join the Maker Movement

Tanoya Poulsen October 25, 2015

Our world is getting more technologically advanced and not just for scientists and the military. While the advancement of technology can be exciting, it can also leave people feeling intimidated. A...

Lichen or not, air quality in Utah is bad

Christopher Murphy October 23, 2015

A new research project by Heather Root, assistant professor of botany at Weber State University, may shed light onto Utah’s air quality. Root and her team of students will study lichens—simple and...

Like it or not, it's home

Tanoya Poulsen October 14, 2015

In October 1957 the USSR sent Sputnik, the first satellite, in space to orbit the Earth. In 1961 the first human journeyed to space, followed in 1969 by the first man on the moon. We’ve sent rovers...

Science Weekly: One step forward, one step back

Chris Sessions October 13, 2015

Most of us have marveled at the giraffe, taking the time to admire the reach of its neck, which marks it as one of the strangest and most unique looking animals in the modern world. And most of us, at...

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