ECSC Chairwoman Seeks Hands-On Student Science Involvement
Charlotte Grantz, 50, chairman of the Eastern Colleges Science Conference, stresses the value of students applying the scientific method to real problems. She plans expanded demonstrations and exhibits, with about fifty student papers, to boost original undergraduate research and participation. Grantz, a Yonkers native, Barnard transfer, Harvard Medical School admittee, leads Barnard Science Club and enjoys music and outdoor activities.
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ECSC
Charlotte Grantz
Charlotte Grantz 50
Eastern Colleges Science Conference
Charlotte
Harvard Medical School
Yonkers
New York University
Smith College
Barnard
Science Club
Pauline Gostinsky
Alice Honig
Wanda Charwat
Paula Weltz
Alice Jones Taylor
Conference Session Analyzes Abstract and Practical Science
Five speakers from the East ern Colleges Science Conference cover abstract and applied science. Condon leads with physics research while Fieser, Gorbman, Smith, and Wiener present on chemistry, biology, topology, and cybernetics with ties to Harvard Merck DuPont and MIT.
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Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Louis Fieser
Aubrey Gorbman
Barnard
Paul A. Smith
Norbert Weiner
Smith
Wiener
Sam C
Barnard Girls Present Eight Papers at Conference
Barnard students will present eight papers to Science Conference delegates on Saturday. Marion Galton reads on Thyroid removal and thyroxin in mice. Charlotte Grantz reports on the ATP actomyosin system in invertebrates, tested on crabs.
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Aubrey Gorbman
Barnard
Wayne University
University of California
Yale Medical School
Gorbman
United States Public Health Service
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Marion Galton
Invertebrates
Charlotte Grantz
Szent-Gyorgy
Miss Grantz
Barnard Exhibit Showcases Wide Range of Science Projects
Barnard College draws researchers and visitors to a science conference featuring exhibits from the Chemistry Physics Geology Botany Zoology and Psychology departments. Highlights include a large crystal growth display and a Danbury State Teachers College periodic table lighting demonstration, plus demonstrations from Adelphi College Bran.
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Barnard
Gems of Chemistry
Edward J. King
Danbury State Teachers’ College
New Jersey College For Women
Wilson
University of Delaware
Adelphi College
American International College
Brandeis University
Conference events schedule for April 28 29
A two day program lists registrations opening sessions lectures demonstrations and meals. Notable items include lectures by Louis Fieser Aubrey Gorbman and Norbert Wiener with topics on therapy ecology and cybernetics. The Saturday banquet features Dr Edward Condon and a closing session.
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Millicent C. McIntosh
Museum of Natural History
Bronx Botanical Gardens Hospital
Ward’s Island
the Palisades
Irvington Cyclotron
College of Physicians and Surgeons International Business Machines
Public Health Laboratories
College
Louis Fieser
Harvard
Sam C. Hooker
Aubrey Gorbman
Barnard
Columbia Observatory
Nagel of Columbia on science philosophy link in study
Ernst Nagel a Columbia University philosophy professor writes in Program Journal that science and philosophy are closely linked. He argues major revolutions in modern science stem partly from philosophical critiques and urges teaching science as a discipline with logic and deep impact on views of humanity and nature.
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Norbert Wiener
Harvard
University of Maine
Tsing Hua University
Peiping
M.I.T
Sheldon
Guggenheim
Ernst Nagel
Columbia University
Nagel
Profesor Nagel
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