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The Whitworthian

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The Whitworthian

Rev. Michael Maher S.J. giving his input about Galileo Galilei and the Catholic Church in Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth University, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Spokane, Wash | Mikaela Butlay/ The Whitworthian

Galileo faces secular science: How the ‘Conflict Thesis’ altered his image

Kyler Cramer May 20, 2025

The painting "Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition," painted by Cristiano Banti in 1857, depicts Galileo’s trial against the Catholic church. In the painting, Galileo is attempting to prove that Earth...

Dr. Ruth Bencewicz, courtesy of Dr. Ruth Bancewicz and The Faraday Institute

“Loving Science, Loving God”: the details in design 

Kaitlyn McConnell March 7, 2024

Dr. Ruth Bancewicz, courtesy of Dr. Ruth Bancewicz and the Faraday Institute On Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Whitworth University's Robinson Teaching Theater, Dr. Ruth Bancewicz, the church engagement...

Robinson Science Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17th 2022, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

STEM research funding secured for the 2023-2024 school year

Hannah Rainford, Staff Writer May 13, 2023

Robinson Science Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian “There are financial hardships going on across the university, and as much as they want...

ChAOS Club comes together to unite students in STEM

ChAOS Club comes together to unite students in STEM

October 2, 2021
ChAOS serves many purposes in the Whitworth community, such as connecting students who are passionate about science, as well as introducing those students to professors in a casual setting.

Ten reasons why the science and theology dialogue matters: guest speaker Thomas Oord

March 3, 2019

Thomas Jay Oord, Ph. D. is a theologian, philosopher and scholar who contributes to many academic conversations, such as those concerning the relationship between reason and faith.

Computer science department accused of sexist comments by male students

March 22, 2017

The accusations were made in a letter drafted by two female students

More students come to Whitworth for the sciences

December 13, 2015

Whitworth University has 921 students majoring in some category of the sciences. This is nearly 40 percent of the 2,349 undergraduate students. This number has been growing since 2011. After the...

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