by Susan Barreto | Dec 11, 2019 | News
Photo by Rice University via Facebook A new study from Rice University and The Catholic University of America finds that putting creationism in the curricula has strong support from black and Latino Americans that they say is partially explained by religion. The...
by Susan Barreto | Dec 11, 2019 | News
LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin/Public domain The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion is hosting its annual holiday lecture on December 17 with the theme of addressing climate crisis. Well-known public leader...
by Susan Barreto | Dec 11, 2019 | News
The three-year old Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science and Ethics will be extended for another five years on the St. Paul, Minnesota campus of Gustavus Adolphus College thanks to a $294,730 grant from the Lilly Endowment. This summer program for high school students...
by Susan Barreto | Nov 7, 2019 | News
Brother Gui Consolmagno/Photo via Aquinas College Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory, will be speaking on “Science, Faith and the Common Good” at McCormick Seminary in Chicago early next year. The event is expected to draw a crowd on...
by Susan Barreto | Nov 7, 2019 | News
Photo by Jonathan Simcoe via Unsplash The American Academy of Religion (AAR) in Atlanta published guidelines on what college students should know about religion whether or not they are attending a religious institution. “Students in any field — from the humanities to...
by Susan Barreto | Nov 7, 2019 | News
The Adler Planetarium is now exploring ways to partner with faith communities interested in engaging in “citizen science” via a new project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The project centers around Zooniverse, which is a joint project of Adler...
