Science & Tech
Weber State University students are bleeding a new color this semester, and it’s green. The WSU Environmental Club has experienced a surge of new members, inspiring the club to take on new projects like a proposed Green Fund on campus. The proposal consists of adding a few dollars annually to student fees that would go […]
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Jeff Davis, president and CEO of OraBrush Inc., came to Weber State University on Thursday, Sept. 8 as part of the Nye Executive Lecture series and told students the story of his company. OraBrush and its product are moving forward at the “speed of darkness,” as the company’s iPad 2 parody on YouTube suggests. Davis […]
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Spencer Hatch, a Weber State University student studying physics, gave a seminar Wednesday on his gamma ray research. Since the beginning of summer, Hatch has been collaborating with the University of Utah under the direction of professors Stephanie Le Bohec and David Kieda on the Gamma Ray Research Program. Gamma ray research is a relatively […]
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The road to success is paved by failures and has many dead ends was part of the message shared by Jerry Ropelato, a local businessman and Weber State University graduate, to students and entrepreneur hopefuls Wednesday evening during a weekly meeting of the Weber Entrepreneurs Association. After a brief introduction, Ropelato led an hour-and-a-half long […]
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Weber State University’s Collegiate Distribution Educational Clubs of America organization is making quite a name for itself. Students may know it as Delta Epsilon Chi, its name prior to the 2010-2011 academic year. Collegiate DECA is an organization designed to get students ready for their career. “Collegiate DECA gives [students] the opportunity to show that […]
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David Matty, the recently appointed dean of the College of Science, said he knows that much has changed since 1969 — the advent of the Internet, eBook readers, Intel’s i7 quad core processor. However, one thing remains unchanged — Weber State University’s Science Lab Building. ‘Think of all of the changes in the past four years. […]
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There’s something I really need to admit. Something very embarrassing. I really love bottled water. I know, I know. It’s the worst thing to be into these days, like dog-fighting, or working for Rupert Murdoch, or being a Cowboys fan. But drinking bottled water is one of those nasty habits that I fear I can’t […]
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No glove, no love. This simple little saying is what should become the mantra of most, if not all, sexually active individuals in today’s world. It should come as no surprise, in the world of resistant bacteria, which sexually transmitted diseases were going to become the next superbugs. In May of 2009, two cases of […]
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After a 10-week summer internship with Weber State University’s Information Technology Division, four WSU students showcased their individual final projects the evening of Aug. 18. Under the direction of WSU employee Alan Livingston, each intern was assigned to a department or organization within WSU that showed interest in obtaining a smartphone app. The Davis Campus, […]
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Class is back in session, and so is the Ralph Nye Executive Lecture series at the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. Speakers in the series are generally Weber State University graduates or closely tied to the university. Without a designated topic, they share from their personal experience. Business challenges, career foundation and development, and ethical dilemmas […]
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