Mars Exploration in The New Yorker

A recent article in The New Yorker provides an in-depth, historic look at the exploration of Mars, including the current mission led by 2013 HWS Honorary Degree recipeint and alum John Grotzinger '79, S.D.'13. Writer Burkhard Bilger describes the divergence of Earth and Mars in their early years, leaving Mars the red planet and Earth the host to so many forms of life. In the article's chroniclin...  More >>

Students Explore 'Weather Measurements'

On the edge of Seneca Lake, the HWS campus and its surrounding area often are used as a natural laboratory for scientific study, a testing ground for students to explore. Recently, on a stunning spring day, students taking GEO 265 "Weather Measurements" capitalized on that ease of accessibility when they took to the field during a recent weather balloon launch and data collection project held nea...  More >>

Grotzinger ’79 Finds Mars 'Habitable'

Hobart alum John Grotzinger '79, the mission leader and project scientist in charge of the Mars Science Laboratory, was quoted in media reports throughout the world in the past 24 hours, as he announced Curiosity has found evidence of a habitable environment that could have supported life. The New York Times quotes Grotzinger: "We have found a habitable environment that is so benign and supportiv...  More >>