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Marianne Cowherd

Marianne Cowherd, Science Editor

Marianne loves biology, physics, chocolate, and when it rains early in the morning. She enjoys playing oboe, bioinfomatics, and working in a cancer research lab. She is a science editor and this is her second year on staff.

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Mom's Meals: Simona Goldin, Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes

Mom’s Meals: Simona Goldin, Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes

By Marianne Cowherd and Ella Steiger
April 23, 2015
Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie

By Marianne Cowherd and Ella Steiger
March 26, 2015
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

By Marianne Cowherd, Ella Steiger, and
March 17, 2015
Sporked: Seniors Take on Plastic Culinary Mutants, Each Other

Sporked: Seniors Take on Plastic Culinary Mutants, Each Other

By Marianne Cowherd
February 11, 2015
In her first year teaching at CHS, Christia West has two FOS 1 sections. On Halloween, she went all out. "I’m a scientist whose experiment went bad and blew up in their face, West said. "But if you’ll notice, because I was wearing my safety goggles, my eyes were protected!"

New Faces in FOS

By Marianne Cowherd
January 30, 2015
Blueberry Bars

Blueberry Bars

By Ella Steiger and Marianne Cowherd
January 13, 2015
Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fl) responded "Well, I'm not a scientist" when asked whether human actions were affecting the climate.

I’m Not an Angry, Single-Minded Member of the Media Who Politicizes Factual Debates

By Marianne Cowherd
December 17, 2014
Jazz Program Prepares Winter Concerts

Jazz Program Prepares Winter Concerts

By Marianne Cowherd and Ella Steiger
December 16, 2014
Anurima Kumar, Claire Fishman, Nesreen Mattar, Ingrid Ford and Angel Rich of the Simmer forum celebrate Bollywood at last year's Multi-Culti celebration.

New Traditions, Schedule Coming to Multi-Culti

By Marianne Cowherd and Griffin Roy
November 20, 2014
This Week in Science: Elevators, Mosquitoes and Spaceships

This Week in Science: Elevators, Mosquitoes and Spaceships

By Marianne Cowherd
November 13, 2014
Bob Johnson: War, Politics and Membrane Biology

Bob Johnson: War, Politics and Membrane Biology

By Marianne Cowherd
October 10, 2014
Undocumented and Unafraid: Locals Rally for Immigration Reform

Undocumented and Unafraid: Locals Rally for Immigration Reform

By Marianne Cowherd
September 14, 2014
Ann Arbor's earliest sunrise will happen Saturday June 11, ten days before the summer soltice.

Worth Looking Up For: Sunrise Sunset

By Marianne Cowherd
June 21, 2014
The fundraisers and their success as of June 3rd. See here at: http://www.mircore.com/page/vote

Local Students Raise Funds for Alzheimer’s Research

By Anurima Kumar and Marianne Cowherd
June 3, 2014
On May 10, Earth will be directly aligned between Saturn and the Sun.

Worth Looking Up For: Put a Ring on It

By Marianne Cowherd
May 10, 2014
Dr. William Dauer's busy lab at the University of Michigan pursues cutting-edge neuroscience research.

Ann Arbor-Based Dauer Lab Uses Mouse Models in Brain Disease Research

By Marianne Cowherd
May 1, 2014
Zodiacal light will be visible just after dusk for just a few more days.

Worth Looking Up For: Last Horizon

By Marianne Cowherd
March 31, 2014
Viewing systems edge-on, planets can be observed to pass in front of stars. NASA's Kepler mission observes this phenomenon, called transit, in order to identify candidate exoplanets. This artist's interpretation displays many such transiting planets, not to scale.

Kepler Mission Announces New Planet Influx

By Marianne Cowherd
March 13, 2014
An artist's rendition of an asteroid passing earth.

Worth Looking Up For: Missed it by That Much

By Marianne Cowherd
March 5, 2014
David Wooten stands with selections from his antique book collection. The collection centers around works that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin.

Local Professor Launches Darwin Lecture

By Marianne Cowherd
February 12, 2014
Jupiter and the moon as viewed from Ann Arbor at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Worth Looking Up For: Of Giants and Jail

By Marianne Cowherd
February 11, 2014
Worth Looking Up For: Evening Star, Morning Sky

Worth Looking Up For: Evening Star, Morning Sky

By Marianne Cowherd
February 4, 2014
In Preparation For the Real World: Health Effects of Sitting in School

In Preparation For the Real World: Health Effects of Sitting in School

By Marianne Cowherd
May 23, 2012
Heather Grifka and Mary Salisbury at the Tuileries metro station

Spring Break France Trip

By Marianne Cowherd
April 28, 2012

Lentil Soup

By Marianne Cowherd
April 27, 2012

CHS French Club Prepares for Spring Break Immersion Trip

By Marianne Cowherd
March 27, 2012
Student athletes affected by NCAA's denial of CHS classes

Student athletes affected by NCAA’s denial of CHS classes

By Marianne Cowherd
February 28, 2012
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