Science, Mathematics, and Technology

Francis Collins, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and author of The Language of God (Free Press, 2006), led the successful effort to complete the Human Genome Project, a complex multidisciplinary scientific enterprise that identified the genes in human DNA and determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs of which it is composed.

The Clough Colloquium Series recognizes individuals who have made important contributions as ethical leaders in their fields, and organizes symposia, conferences and public events in which they share what they have learned on their journey to becoming leaders.

Francis Collins, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and author of The Language of God (Free Press, 2006), led the successful effort to complete the Human Genome Project, a complex multidisciplinary scientific enterprise that identified the genes in human DNA and determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs of which it is composed.

The Clough Colloquium Series recognizes individuals who have made important contributions as ethical leaders in their fields, and organizes symposia, conferences and public events in which they share what they have learned on their journey to becoming leaders.

Patricia Doherty, director of the University's Institute for Scientific Research, discusses the impact of solar events and solar wind on terrestrial weather.

Alexander Gates is a professor and chair of the Department of Geology at Rutgers University. He discusses his fieldwork investigating recently-developed faults and other signs of post-glacial activity in the upper Hudson highlands of New York.

Activist Bill McKibben, author of one of the first books about climate change written for a general audience, The End of Nature (Anchor, 1989), talks about the challenges presented by global warming and the radical environmental message of the Gospels.

John E. Ebel, director of the Weston Observatory and a professor of geophysics, presents basic information about what an earthquake is and why quakes occur at particular locations.

While studying student reaction to an experimental science curriculum, the Lynch School's Michael Barnett found that students who had viewed a science fiction movie were more influenced by it than by the material in the curriculum.

The widespread view that there was a profound conflict between science and theology in 16th and 17th century Europe is based on the controversies over Copernicus and Galileo.

In chemistry, the term "metathesis" refers to a chemical reaction in which bonds between different atoms are broken and the atoms recombine to create a new molecule—a process that has been likened to dancers switching partners.

In chemistry, the term "metathesis" refers to a chemical reaction in which bonds between different atoms are broken and the atoms recombine to create a new molecule—a process that has been likened to dancers switching partners.