Senior Jessica Wen dives deeper with her studies on zebrafish
For the second year in a row, senior Jessica Wen has elected to take the Advanced Scientific Research course. Last spring, she studied the behavioral effects of temperature change on zebrafish, and...
View ArticleSenior Sarah Romans researches ketogenic diets
Most high school students can’t say that they are in the middle of conducting pediatric seizure disorder research, but one St.Paul Academy and Summit School student can. Senior Sarah Romans works at...
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Studies in Paradise: Upper School students research leafcutter ants over break
Digging up ant colonies, measuring Gmelina leaf fragments, horseback riding up a volcano, and lots of chocolate – these are a few of the things we encountered during the St. Paul Academy and Summit...
View ArticleStudents present research from summer Tanzania trip
Fourteen students traveled to Tanzania to conduct ecological research and explore various African ecosystems. The trip, led by Upper School Science Teachers Ned Heckman and Andrea Bailey lasted from...
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Wittenberg continues medical research at U of M over summer
While summer provides a much-needed break from academics, some students supplement their vacation with lab work as a way to expand and explore their scientific interests. Sophomore Kelby Wittenberg...
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Costa Rica fosters love for scientific research
Gallery|5 PhotosSharee RomanRetired science teacher Beth Seibel-Hunt listens to juniors Izzy Medrano and Pilar Saavedra-Weis' findings from Costa Rica. Pairs of students huddled around large posters...
View ArticleWhat’s new in the environment? Four things you may not know are happening…
The environment is always developing, and there many ways in which the way humans interact with it have been changing recently. Here are just four of some of the most recent happenings: 1....
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A second wave of COVID-19?
Lockdowns, quarantine, and social distancing have already and are currently being enforced in many areas where COVID-19 has hit hardest. So far, the effects have shown to be useful in Asia and closer...
View ArticleCrime rates are high. What might help?
In general, adding more police officers to cities tend to lower crime rates, but more data must be found to see if adding police in Minneapolis would help the crime problem but more officers, among...
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