Has anyone else been binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy instead of studying for midterms? It seems that “just one more episode” always ends up being “just one more season.” Instead of feeling guilty, check out Jenny Chiem’s blog on Season 1, Episode 2 to dive deeper into topics other than Meredith’s love life! Read More
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At UC San Diego, a school with a STEM- saturated student body, our education relies on the certainty of scientific facts. Logic and objectivity pervade our minds, keeping us attached to the factual knowledge we... Read More
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DANIEL LUSK | BLOGGER | SQ ONLINE (2018-19) Welcome to Winter quarter, a very special time at UC San Diego. In the new year, you can finally shed the weight that held back your GPA... Read More
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BY ELEANOR WANG | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2018-19) A couple weeks ago, I found myself looking up the lab website of Aviv Regev, an up-and-coming computational biologist running a successful lab at... Read More
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Vaccines are a complex innovation in disease prevention. Their widespread administration, both in the past and in contemporary society, has led to the eradication of diseases like smallpox and the near-eradication of ailments such as... Read More
BY SHREYA SHRIRAM | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | 2018-2019 A highly contagious, often fatal disease that frequently leaves its victims paralyzed and unable to breathe or move their limbs. These were the realities of... Read More
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BY GAYATHRI KALLA | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2018-19) The opioid abuse epidemic in the United States is one of the nation’s most devastating public health crises in recent years, currently claiming the... Read More
BY ARJUNE NIBBER | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | 2018-2019 For biomedical researchers and physicians, the most complicated and at times frustrating questions are those concerning the human brain. The brain remains one of the... Read More
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There are many challenges and problems with the current education system, including its sometimes robotic nature. Often times, the manner in which curriculum is presented only seems to benefit students who excel at memorizing large... Read More