On Friday, Staff Writer Elisha Dura attended Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach’s lecture, given by Dr. Nick Luber, on what we do and do not know about jellyfish galaxies. Read through the article to play an astronomy trivia game at the end!
Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.
Happy first week of December! This week’s events include a student-led panel on immigration advocacy, a panel on the Espionage Act, and a half-day workshop on storytelling in times of crisis.
On Thursday, November 30th, members of the coalition Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) engaged in two demonstrations in reaction to a University-held event and the annual Tree Lighting ceremony.
Commercial carters mechanically recycle using shred-soak-scrub-float.
Some countries store trash underground.
Since trash piles coincide with subway stops, subways can be used
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