Bulletin of Marine Science Shares Research From Lobster Conference

The Bulletin of Marine Science has devoted its July 2018 issue to the research presented at an international conference on lobster biology and management. The conference was co-organized by College of General Studies Senior Lecturer Kari Lavalli.

Is the Universe a Computer?

Is the universe a “giant quantum computer” or a “cellular automaton”? Are we really living in a Matrix world—made up of tiny bits of information that the universe is continually processing on a grand scale? Associate Professor Gregg Jaeger puts this conception of the universe to a critical analysis.

Do Probiotics Work?

Manufacturers are always promoting their newest probiotic by promising it will get rid of the bad bacteria in your body by bringing in the good bacteria. But are these probiotics doing what they are supposed to be doing? Professor Sandra Buerger,  a lecturer in natural science and mathematics at the College of General Studies, and […]

CGS Professors Sam Hammer and Meg Tyler awarded Fulbrights

CGS is thrilled to share that Professors Sam Hammer and Meg Tyler have been awarded Fulbright scholarships for next year. One of the most prestigious awards programs world-wide, the Fulbright Scholarship Program sponsors U.S. and foreign participants for international educational exchanges across disciplines (e.g., the sciences, business, academia, public service, government, and the arts), with the […]

Bringing Social Media into the Classroom

We’ll admit that we’re ready for the nice spring weather. But, we haven’t only been experiencing snow flurries at CGS this winter. Over the past few months, there’s been a regular flurry of tweets mentioning @BUCGS with photos of our students having fun while doing their science lab work. It was also a fun surprise to see students tweeting about urban […]

Personal Genome Project Asks Sophomores to Closely Examine Their Genetics

Eye color. Muscle performance. Height. We make note of these traits daily, yet don’t think about the underlying genes from which they stem. Unless of course, you’re a CGS sophomore taking biology with either Professor Andy Andres, Millard Baublitz or Peter Busher. Andres, Baublitz, and Busher, who all teach sophomore biology sections, collaborate during the genetics portion […]