…were really written by the people to whom they are attributed (in these cases, the apostle Paul). Two recent controversies caught my attention and demonstrated how these continue to be issues significant for today—the controversy over fraudulent manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls featured in the Museum of the Bible…
…argument they are covered under the compact,” said Todd Ambs, who helped negotiate the agreement as top aide to former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle. Some critics of the Waukesha diversion plan to question the legality of Foxconn’s bid when the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources holds a public hearing Wednesday.…
Nick Robertson, associate professor of chemistry, received $364,361 from the National Science Foundation for his student-intensive research on the synthesis and chemical recycling of plastics. Buckles: Global use of plastic has increased twenty-fold over the past fifty years and is expected to double again in the next twenty years. Research…
…I have actually started playing bassoon again, taking private lessons and finding opportunities to play in public. Even my freshman Intro to Biology class was a horizon-expanding experience for me. Being Northland, the class focused on the big environmental problems of the world, and as I took in all of…
…August 18, 2015, talk at the Madeline Island Museum, state and federal officials have mostly erred in changing their policies numerous times in only a few years. In his talk, “The Tug Of War Over Wolves,” recorded for Wisconsin Public Television’s University Place program, Olson detailed the many times wolves’…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will award Kurt D. Fausch the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award for his book, For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist’s Journey Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. Fausch is an ecologist who spent a career studying how fish make a living…
…area with their two sons and dogs. Mark is currently working as a production manager for Gibbs Landscape and Debbie is a freelance writer and homeschooling mom. Both Mark and Debbie run a garden blog, The Prudent Garden. They also freelance write for online publications such as HGTVGardens, Made+Remade, Sheknows.com…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will host its second annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference November 9-10. The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held…
…the form of a last lecture,” wrote one student. Sponsored by the Northland College Student Association in cooperation with the College’s commencement committee, Saetre will present “Nature Boy: Thoughts on Love and the Poignant Wonder of Being,” Friday, May 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the Alvord Theatre. The public is…
…and Liberation: The Power of a Sociological Imagination” Friday, May 23 at 4 p.m. at the Alvord Theatre — the afternoon before commencement. The public is invited. The “last lecture” tradition at Northland College began in 2006 with the leadership of Adam Yates, the NCSA president at that time, said…
