DNA Testing: Do or Don’t?
By Maeve Godshalk The holiday season is finally coming to an end, and I’m sure many of you have [...]
Staff Pieces
Letter from the Editor
Dear D.U. Quark members and readers, To say that it is important to stay informed in today’s [...]
Eutrophi-what? An Inside Look at Algae Growth in Lakes and Rivers
By Mia DiFrancesco Anyone who’s driven through rural areas can paint this picture – you’re [...]
Duquesne Physics Takes over Waikoloa, Hawaii: What to Expect from National Conferences
By Courtney Boyd World class physicists traveled from all corners of our nation and Japan to [...]
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Science vs. The Senate
By Maeve Godshalk Dr. Christine Blasey Ford: A woman who has quickly become a household name in the [...]
Who is Cheddar Man and What Does He Teach Us?
By Meredith Bennett A recent advancement in the study of an ancient human skeleton named ‘Cheddar [...]
Charles Darwin, Will You Be My Valentine?
By Meredith Bennett On Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 (truly a Valentine’s Day to remember), [...]
Stop ‘Bycatch’ So Whales Can Catch Your Heart
By Meredith Bennett Imagine yourself rendered nearly immobile, and held submerged under water, [...]
Heating up Hurricanes
By Madeline Galbraith & Emily Cooper The destruction wrought by recent hurricanes, Harvey and [...]
Have we Found our Neighbors? The Search for Habitable Planets Outside our Solar System
By Madeline Galbraith Recently, the discovery of seven Earth-size planets that could contain water [...]
