By: Natale Hall Introduction The art of making a perfectly crusted sourdough loaf dates back to around 2,000 B.C., when the Ancient Egyptians discovered that a combination of flour, water, and environmental contamination resulted in the formation of bubbly and delicious bread1. Four thousand years later, sourdough experienced a massive resurgence in popularity during the … Continue reading The Secret Life of Sourdough: The Science Behind the Tangy Loaf
Want to grow a tooth? A new therapeutic to regenerate teeth is among us!
By: Zoe Katz We may finally have a way to regrow teeth, though the therapeutic compound responsible for this scientific feat is just at the beginning stages of testing in humans. The field of regenerative medicine aims to design therapies that use our own bodies to heal or regrow tissues to restore them to their … Continue reading Want to grow a tooth? A new therapeutic to regenerate teeth is among us!
Empowering Communities through Just Energy Transitions: A Simulation of Energy Science Policy Advocacy
By Zari McCullers Calling all grad students looking towards the future! Among the ever-evolving career options for graduate-level scientists, have you considered policy work? Let’s take a close look into the world of policy advocacy and scholarly collaboration! So, What is Science Policy? To define science policy, let’s split the term into its component parts: … Continue reading Empowering Communities through Just Energy Transitions: A Simulation of Energy Science Policy Advocacy
A Lullaby DOES Lead to a Good Night: The Effects of Music on Sleep in Adults
By Anthony Habib Rahawi Introduction Sleep is a dynamic process that is crucial for multidimensional health,1 as impaired sleep increases the risk of developing cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and psychological disorders. Insufficient sleep affects approximately one third of adults in the US, while approximately one fifth of the US population are diagnosed with sleep disorders.2 Due … Continue reading A Lullaby DOES Lead to a Good Night: The Effects of Music on Sleep in Adults
Buying Supplements: 5 Red Flags to Never Ignore
By Christina McAninch Fig 1. Pills, pills, and more pills. Dietary Supplements | FDA A (not so) fun fact: everything is regulated…except the supplement industry. In 1905, muckraker Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, an exposé on the horrors of the American meatpacking industry. This harrowing book depicted working-class poverty, harsh working conditions, and food handling … Continue reading Buying Supplements: 5 Red Flags to Never Ignore
Canning 101: The Revival of Home-based Food Preservation
By: Abbey Rebok Are you tired of disposing of unused food that has rotted? Do you garden and produce a surplus of fruits and vegetables? Are you interested in making shelf-stable sauces, jams, and salsa, among other things? Do you have a desire to be self-sufficient and control what ingredients end up in your food? … Continue reading Canning 101: The Revival of Home-based Food Preservation
Under Pressure: The Diary of a Chiari Malformation
By Coryn Hoffman Have you ever heard of a Chiari malformation (CM)? CM is a condition caused by a developmental abnormality in the structure of the brain. Normally, the lower part of the brain (the cerebellum) sits above the opening in the skull where the spinal cord connects to the brain. A CM causes the … Continue reading Under Pressure: The Diary of a Chiari Malformation
Space Travel: The Newest Anti-Aging Trend! Or Is It??
By Alex Pham Introduction You may have heard that astronauts in space age slower than people on earth. But how is that possible? This phenomenon can be explained by time dilation, a theory in physics that has gained traction in pop culture due to the Academy Award winning science fiction movie, Interstellar (note: the idea … Continue reading Space Travel: The Newest Anti-Aging Trend! Or Is It??
What Happened to Grandpa’s Hair: An Explanation of Male Pattern Hair Loss
By Sarah G Latario Have you ever wondered why men bald differently than women? While hair loss does not exclusively affect people with an X and Y chromosome, male pattern baldness, also known as androgenetic alopecia (AA), affects over 50% of men by age 50. The characteristic pattern of hair loss associated with AA begins … Continue reading What Happened to Grandpa’s Hair: An Explanation of Male Pattern Hair Loss
Quantum Dots: The Discovery of the Chromatic Spectrum
By Hannah Johnson Figure 1: Quantum dots ranging between 2-10nm emitting different colored light. [1] Quantum dots (QDs) have been extensively studied over the last thirty years and found applicable in many ways, such as in medical imaging, solar cells, drug delivery, and even in QLED screens which have been in production since 2015 and … Continue reading Quantum Dots: The Discovery of the Chromatic Spectrum
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