Andrews University Agenda

Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2024, Andrews University Thu, 2 May 2024 05:54:00 +0000 Thu, 2 May 2024 05:54:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Science & Faith Panel Discussion http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/63275 <p> Do you have questions about topics in science and how they relate to your beliefs? Join us as we discuss questions relating to miracles, evidence and the laws of science. If you have questions you would like to submit for the discussion, please email <a href="mailto:sable@andrews.edu">sable@andrews.edu</a>.</p> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:08:59 +0000 STEM Show http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/63274 <p> Come out and see exciting science- and math-related demonstrations!</p> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:54:56 +0000 SciFEST Remote http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/62210 <p> High school students are invited to join us for this <em>interactive </em>remote STEM experience. Students will design, solve problems, connect with others and be challenged. This will be remote and is recommended for junior and senior high school students, although any high school student is welcome, including homeschooled students.</p> <p> Registration required.</p> Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:54:13 +0000 Mickey Kutzner for the Adventist Review http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/61794 <div> <div> Mickey Kutzner, professor emeritus, writes for the Adventist Review:</div> <div>  </div> <div> Spectacular astronomical images recently released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cause Adventist Christians to ponder the question of Numbers 23:23, “What hath God wrought!” (KJV). Our unique worldview...</div> <div>  </div> </div> <div> Read more at <a href="https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/the-best-is-yet-to-come/">Adventist Review</a>.</div> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:33:20 +0000 An interview with Kara Shepard http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/61780 <p> <strong>Why did you initially choose your major?</strong></p> <p> Ever since I was a little kid, I have always loved outer space. I’d see pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope, and it would amaze me to know that these beautiful galaxies and nebulas existed up in the sky so far away.</p> <p> <<<Read the full interview at <a href="https://www.andrews.edu/life/student-movement/issues/2022-11-10/humans-women-in-stem-a-peek-into-physics.html" target="_blank">The Student Movement</a>>>></p> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:10:18 +0000 A Sampling of Heaven http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/61748 <p> Mickey Kutzner discovered his passion for teaching in college, while serving as a student missionary in India. Over the course of a year, he taught sixth graders and found he deeply enjoyed the process of instructing and interacting with students. “Physics and astronomy are so fundamental to an understanding of nature that I knew I wanted to teach those subjects,” he conveys. </p> <p> <<< Read the full story at the <a href="https://d261v9hbk78yno.cloudfront.net/focuswebsite/2022-3/index.html#page=14">FOCUS</a> site >>></p> Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:35:15 +0000 High School Students Invited to STEM Experience http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/60998 <p> High school students are invited to join us for this on-campus <em>interactive </em>STEM experience. Design, problem-solve, connect with others and be challenged by participating in lab activities with teammates. Participants will have the opportunity to visit campus, meet professors, experience the spiritual atmosphere and enjoy some fun with other students interested in pursuing a STEM degree. SciFEST is open to all high school students and their parents. Individuals and homeschooled students are welcome to attend and will be placed on a team. Registration is required. This year's theme is cells.</p> <p> Team members are encouraged to connect with each other and work together prior to submitting their solutions/projects. Prizes will be given to the teams that earn the most points and scholarships to all those who participate. SciFEST culminates with a vespers and Quiz Bowl game show, where all the participants will test their STEM knowledge in Newbold Auditorium (BUL 153) at 7:30 p.m. This final event is open to the public.</p> <p> Registration <strong>deadline </strong>is Aug. 31, 2022. Register at <a href="https://www.andrews.edu/cas/stem/scifest/index.html">andrews.edu/scifest</a>.</p> Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:16:12 +0000 Early-career Q&A: Danielle Wuchenich http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/60714 <p> Ask Danielle Wuchenich, a graduate of Andrews University, about the inspiration for the company she cofounded, Liquid Instruments, and she’ll bring up floppy disks. While working for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory a decade ago, Wuchenich had to use a new, expensive piece of equipment that still relied on a floppy disk drive. “I had to go on eBay and buy a floppy disk reader because no one in the lab seemed to have one,” she says.</p> <p> <<< Read the full story at the <a href="https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.5.20220706a/full/">Physics Today</a> site >>></p> Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:44:06 +0000