Science and Technology

Earthquakes display precursory phenomena, such as foreshocks, which are smaller earthquakes that occur before the big one, that indicate a buildup before an earthquake, said Thorsten Becker, the lead author of the paper and a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences.

With ten minutes left in the competition, the word “accepted” finally popped on screen. Seniors Ethan Arnold and Ryan Rice and junior Supawit Chockchowwat rejoiced. They would be heading to Portugal next spring to compete in the International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Forty-one hours of prerequisites, volunteering, shadowing, MCAT studying … sound familiar?

Household waste from food, wrapping paper and other holiday shopping list items increases by an estimated 25 percent, or about 1 million extra pounds per week, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.