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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

Bankrupting Graduate Students: How the House Tax Proposal Could End American Research

December 4, 2017 5 min read
By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Editor | SQ Online (2017-2018) [hr gap=”10″] They’re the teaching assistants who ensure that papers are graded and students understand challenging concepts. They’re the essential drivers behind the high... Read More

Why the Nobel Prize Doesn’t Deserve Our Love

July 12, 2017 8 min read
By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) [hr gap=”10″] Imagine being in a year-long group project with five other people. The class is notoriously difficult, and an A in it would... Read More

A Voice for Science

May 25, 2017 4 min read
BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ Today, there is only one PhD scientist in Congress. Bill Foster, the Democrat from Illinois, is a member of the Committee on Science, Space,... Read More

Fighting for Funding: White House Anti-Science Stance Distresses Scientists

May 2, 2017 7 min read
By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ President Trump wants to cut billions of dollars in research grant funding, and institutions like UC San Diego have become seriously concerned about... Read More

Translational Medicine Day

April 17, 2017 3 min read
CALLUM ARRAS | BLOGGER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17)   Translational medicine–this term for healthcare was new to me as I approached the Telemedicine Building for the first time for a reason other than a turbo... Read More

Not Just Being Scent O’Mental: Leave La Jolla’s Sea Lions Alone

March 9, 2017 4 min read
By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ For years, La Jolla Cove’s striking sea life and beautiful scenery has drawn thousands of visitors from across the world to California. However,... Read More

The “Human Touch” in Medicine

June 14, 2016 2 min read
BY ANOKHI SAKLECHA | SQ STAFF WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2015-16)   You step into the examination room and take a seat in the patient’s chair, prepared for your yearly physical exam. Minutes later, your... Read More

Intelligent Invertebrate: The Octopus!

May 15, 2014 5 min read
An eight legged creature with over a hundred suction cups on each of its tentacles lurking among the great depths of the ocean is not only one of the ocean’s top predators but also one of the most intelligent invertebrates undersea. Read More

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