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Study music recommendations for students seeking something new. Studies have long suggested music’s capability to stimulate our neural networks, but not everyone is sold on the absolute value of listening to music while studying. University senior Hatti Hodes says gentle acoustic music complements creative endeavors such as writing papers, but musical stimulation and reading assignments…
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Urban forestry forepeople are often mislabeled and misunderstood as “tree-cutters,” but this evolving societal role is anything but one-dimensional. Suspended 60 feet overhead, Jake Shocinski analyzes a 5,000-pound portion of an oak tree. No limb removal is the same, and he can’t afford any lapse in attention. While his crew works feverishly on the ground…
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Humans have long respected land, environment, and nature in North America. This dates long before any European settlers set foot on the continent. However, the past century required significant effort to maintain environmental respect in the midst of industry and scientific discovery. The recent “environmental awakening” became prominent in the 1960s which was mirrored by…
Samuel Moser 