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Losing Ground: The Thawing of Alaska’s Permafrost

MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18   When people consider the effects of climate change, the catastrophic... Read More
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Need a Cup of Coffee?

Did you know that millions of people are paying more for 12 ounces of chain-store cappuccinos than they are for a gallon of gasoline (according to the Consumerist)? What makes coffee so enchanting, and what makes it the second-most-traded global commodity after crude oil and derivatives¹ Read More
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A Case for Community in COVID-19

“You’ve just stopped being a study group. You have become something unstoppable. I hereby pronounce you a Community.” The iconic... Read More
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Disaster Medicine: What Is It?

Hurricane Harvey, Cyclone Idai, the World Trade Center bombing, the Beirut explosion. These are all examples of both natural and... Read More
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Break the Fourth Wall-E

Yeah, Didneyland! By the way, I rewatched Wall·E, so that’s what we’re talking about. Read More
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Welcome to the Polar World

There wasn’t any wind whipping around to bite at the exposed skin on my face, but the chill that rose from the packed snow was enough to keep my cheeks and nose red. Patrick and I waited outside the known den of a mother polar bear for about two days. Read More
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Attention: Inattention

For as long as I can remember, one of my family members (we’ll call him A) has always been the... Read More
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A Good Old-Fashioned Wallow

If habitat loss and poaching – the two main causes of the northern white rhino population’s decline – continue to increase, the same fate of extinction could befall these southern white rhinos wallowing in front of me. Read More
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Biology (and just about everything else)

Greetings, fellow sleep-deprived UC San Diego students! My name is Oliver, and I’m a first-year human biology major from Muir College. A bit about myself: I love history, art, literature, culture, and, most importantly, biology... Read More
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SQ Online is part of the Saltman Quarterly program, a biology student organization committed to communicating science and research. The late Dr. Paul Saltman inspired the program’s creation, and the Saltman Family continues to generously support our efforts. For more on Dr. Saltman’s legacy, read our tributes. If you are the copyright holder and believe our website has not properly attributed your work to you or has used it without the requisite permission, please let us know. Refer to the Notice and Takedown Policy for further details.

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