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The Loudest Sound on Earth: Dad’s Snoring

January 27, 2023 7 min read
I’ll wake up as soon as the alarm goes off, when the phone lights up and starts vibrating on the table, even before the alarm begins sounding. This means that I’ll be the perfect roommate... Read More

Puffins Family Time

November 26, 2014 4 min read
I set up my tripod, took my stance behind the camera and began invading the puffins’ lives through my lens. Read More

When Seconds Matter

October 20, 2018 4 min read
The piercing sound of a glass coffee table shattering abruptly wakes her from a deep sleep. What started out as a regularly scheduled early morning gym session has now become a life threatening emergency when... Read More

To Bee or Not to Bee: A Trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

February 27, 2014 2 min read
Waking up earlier than I have for any of my classes (6:00 AM to be exact), I eagerly waited for James, the graduate student... Read More

Defend the Nation or the Pacific Ocean?

April 10, 2014 3 min read
When gazing at the glistening blue waters from La Jolla Shores it’s hard to imagine another world teeming with life underneath... Read More

The Curious Case of Mosquito Bites

November 17, 2021 7 min read
The leaves crackled under the soles of our shoes as we made our way from one part of the island to the other. A few beams of light pierced through the thick overhead canopy as... Read More

Amphotericin B: A Potential Anecdote For the Hair of the Dog That Bit You

November 2, 2017 4 min read
BY MICHAEL HERRON | UTS WRITER | SQ 2017-2018 [hr gap=”null”]   I N T R O D U C T I O N   Alcoholism presents itself as the pink elephant in the room,... Read More

From Transplant Organs to Interspecies Chimeras: An Interview with Dr. Jun Wu

April 20, 2017 12 min read
BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ In the January 26, 2017 issue of Cell, Salk Institute scientists reported on their breakthroughs in interspecies chimeras. Chimeras are organisms with organs of... Read More

Extending Beyond: A UCSD Alumnus Treats Phantom Limb Pain Abroad

January 16, 2018 8 min read
MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18   It is strange to think that our sense of body is not confined to the limits of our physical being; yet, this has been proven... Read More

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