Hannah Hutchins graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University in Spring of 2024 with a major in Behavioral Neuroscience and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Health Science with a concentration in Biomedical Science. Aside from her studies, she works at PBAU as a teaching assistant and a researcher. She is a devout Christian and seeks to incorporate her faith into every aspect of her work. Find her on LinkedIn @Hannah-Hutchins and on MuckRack at https://muckrack.com/hannah-hutchins.
Research misconduct scandal after research misconduct scandal has surfaced in the science world as of late. Between neuroscientist and National Institute of Health (NIH) officer Eliezer Masliah, who Minding the Campus contributor David Randall reported on in late September, and superconductivity physicist Ranga Dias, whom I reported on, news of scientific misconduct has become increasingly […]
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When checking my Yahoo emails in the morning, I always inevitably pass by the news section on the front page. I almost never actually read the articles, though—until recently. I was struck by the title and could not help but click it. My approach was certainly one of skepticism—clickbait is all too common on the […]
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Research misconduct. It is defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as “fabricating, falsifying, and/or plagiarizing in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.”[1] It is deplorable and shameful behavior, grounds for serious disciplinary action. And it is alarmingly on the rise in the science world. In mid-September, science journalism was […]
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The president of Brigham Young University (BYU), a Christian university located in Provo, Utah, issued an exciting announcement this past summer for the Christian higher education sector: BYU will be developing and opening a faith-based medical school. It will be the first of its kind in the American Southwest and seventh in the entirety of […]
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“Expect to bring a cot into the lab because research will become your life.” These were the words spoken to me last spring by a potential research advisor for a Neuroscience Ph.D. program to which I had applied. As a devout Christian, the first thought that entered my mind at that moment was how I […]
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As a medical practitioner applying for a faculty position at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School, it is no longer satisfactory to demonstrate a curriculum vitae of excellent merits in research and medical practice. One must also be actively involved in promoting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) to a level that penalizes individuals […]
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Eastern Nazarene College. Clarks Summit University. The University of Saint Katherine. What do these universities have in common? They were all private Christian colleges. And they were among the latest victims to succumb in the college closure crisis. The recent trend of faith-based university closures is troubling. Young adulthood is an incredibly formidable era, characterized […]
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Sundays used to signify a day of rest, reflection, and worship—now, for college students, they signify 11:59 p.m. deadlines and endless Canvas notifications. The constant pressure of online grading systems and classes keeps students in a state of perpetual stress—even at Christian colleges, where Sabbath-honoring should be prioritized. Said religious universities ceaselessly stress the significance […]
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A terrified junior who had just switched her major to science stepped into her General Chemistry I Laboratory like a rabbit in a wolf’s den. Handing the finished pre-lab to her teaching assistant, she returned to her place at the lab bench, a myriad of unpleasant grading scenarios racing through her head. Not long later, […]
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