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Convocation Committee brings Emily Calandrelli to Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Copy Editor  Last Tuesday, Fredonia learned about the need for a little humanity within the sciences. Emily Calandrelli gave the speech, “Empathetic Science Communication in an Increasingly Polarized World,” as part of the 2020-2021 Fredonia Convocation. The theme for this year’s convocation is “Pondering the Future: Empathy as......
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New crustacean species discovered by assistant professor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Almost 10 years ago, then-Yale graduate student Thomas Hegna began collaborating on research that would lead to a new discovery of crustacean species. Now a new assistant professor at Fredonia, Hegna recently finalized the project that has lasted since long before he received his Ph.D. The......
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Team of crack scientists have discovered that more humans die on Earth than any other planet

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Horrifying Staff Scallywag In a recently-published article in a scientific journal, a group of statisticians and biologists have made a breathtaking discovery. According to the six years of data analysis the group has compiled, Earth is now considered the most dangerous planet in the solar system. Head Researcher......
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When science becomes more important than a strike

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Special to The Leader Last Friday, a Climate Teach-In was held by the Climate Education Initiative, or CEI, at Fredonia and led by their representative Julia Wilson. On this same day, millions of students all over the world participated in the Global Climate Strike. Students, faculty, and even......
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A change in Fredonia’s M.S. in biology promises to take the school to new heights

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Fredonia has shortened the path to the M.S. degree in biology, and some students think it could help put the school on the map. “I think it’s definitely a good idea, just for financial reasons,” said Jacob Traverse, a junior molecular genetics major. “Our bio program......
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Life & Arts

Student Short Film Festival showcases original student productions

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAre you a student who dabbles in filmmaking and wants to show your work to the public? Fredonia Film Society will be hosting their second annual Student Short Film Festival this Saturday, April 27. “Film Society is a club that enjoys hanging out and enjoying the various genres and components......
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Call for submissions for the 2nd annual Art of Science Exhibition

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOLIVIA CONNOR   I often get funny looks when I tell people that I am a biology and art dual major, as if the two subjects are so drastically different that they couldn’t imagine anyone enjoying both. However, in the past year, I have been invited to participate in an......
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Let’s not lose our Excelsior Scholarship

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to The Leader   Dan Tramuta knows the Excelsior  Scholarship program. He was there when it was created, and he also recognizes problems students can have with it. “There were four [Tramuta, SUNY, New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC) and Cuomo’s office] of us that......
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