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Father Dan Joyce and Julia Oseka ’25 at Mass on Nov. 13 in the Chapel of Saint Joseph.
PHOTO: JULIA HOLZ ’23/THE HAWK

Physics major looks to lift women in science and the Church

Anna Kalafatis November 15, 2022

It was at the Nazareth School in Warsaw, Poland where a love of Jesus and physics collided for Julia Oseka ’25.  “I love proving that those two are not mutually exclusive,” Oseka said, as...

The laws of physics have been broken

The laws of physics have been broken

Alex Manduca April 13, 2021

How a single particle may change everything This week, physicists from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) released a breakthrough publication that may forever change the way we understand...

The future of St. Joe’s science department

The future of St. Joe’s science department

Alex Manduca February 23, 2021

Hopeful thinking for the USciences merger Last week, St. Joe’s held its biannual Career Fair. At the fair, students had the opportunity to interact with representatives from companies that choose to...

St. Joe’s and Gompers’ relationship goes back over 40 years. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s extends $100,000 grant to Gompers School

Riley Frain October 20, 2020

In an effort to build upon the rich partnership that both St. Joe’s and Samuel Gompers School have cultivated over the years, St. Joe’s has secured a $100,000 grant to help bolster the sports and science...

“Laudato Si,” is a document released by Pope Francis as a call to action for Catholics to push for sustainability. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields 22

Professors urge St. Joe’s to be environmentally conscious

Morgan McFarland November 5, 2019

The departments of economics, environmental science, history and political science hosted a panel on Oct. 29 in Doyle Banquet Hall during which professors discussed how climate change could allow individuals...

Playing follow the (youth) leader

Playing follow the (youth) leader

Regina Schliep September 24, 2019

How Greta Thunberg inspires climate change activism If you name a recent political movement, chances are it’s been led by young people. In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the...

The politicization of global warming

The politicization of global warming

Jack Convery February 4, 2019

What happens when scientific research is imbued with politics Science has served as the gold standard, and more importantly the mode, for finding new information about ourselves and the world we inhabit....

GRAPHIC: KELLY SMITH ’19/THE HAWK

How college athletes benefit from nutrition programs

Nick Karpinski November 13, 2018

Out of the 14 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, only five schools, including St. Joe’s, do not have an athletics nutrition program. Certain programs may have a dietition and/or nutritionist on staff....

Women in STEM

Women in STEM

Marly René September 25, 2018

The scourge of stereotypes on the legacies of women Close your eyes and visualize a scientist working in the lab. Chances are you visualized a white male working with his peers, no women in sight. We...

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

Sarah Cooney April 11, 2017

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to a comment made by a male student in the article “A thread of interrelationship” written by Mark De Leon, ’17, in the March 29 issue of The Hawk. His comment,...

Scientific progress through animal testing

Scientific progress through animal testing

Alex Gill April 11, 2017

The humane sacrifices are necessary for breakthroughs Every time I start to tell someone about the work I do in my lab for the first time, I inevitably get into a discussion much like this. “So you...

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