Five years ago, I competed in my very first science fair. At the time, I was a tiny 6th grader, who…
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Access Science shouldn’t be a luxury ; Knowledge shouldn’t be a commodityRead more
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The Student Blog The Undergraduate Research Experience: MentorshipRead more
Most students enter college uncertain about what they want to do in the future, making the undergraduate years a time ripe with…
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The Student Blog Building a Network: Tips for Non-Engineering MajorsRead more
The fall of each school year brings hundreds of companies and thousands of students to the annual career fair. Our campus floods…
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The Student Blog I switched research groups – and lived to tell the taleRead more
This guest post from UC Berkeley PhD student Anna Goldstein is also posted on Berkeley Science Review. It’s that time of year…
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The Student Blog STEM the Tide and Keep Students in ScienceRead more
It’s no secret that Americans are a particularly patriotic group. Many of us proudly hang American flags from our homes, root fiercely…
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The Student Blog The Scientific Method: It’s OK to BlunderRead more
In this guest post, NYU PhD student Minjung Kim reviews Mario Livio’s book on the blunders that shaped science. What do Charles…
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Art Stunning Critters, Silent KillersRead more
Science students (like me) and research scientists are often attracted to the aesthetic beauty of the physical and natural sciences at both…
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The Student Blog Changing scenario of Indian science: Emerging opportunities in Life sciencesRead more
The history of Indian science and technology is very rich and old starting from ancient Indus Valley Civilization to today Higgs boson…
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The Student Blog Cutthroat Trout and Carnivorous Plants: Exploring Sagehen Creek Field StationRead more
It is peculiar to stand eight feet underground in a forest, watching as three trout swim by in lazy loops. This is…
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The Student Blog Students 4 Best Evidence: A network for students interested in evidence-based healthcareRead more
In this guest post, David Carroll, a medical student at Queen’s University Belfast introduces us to a new, online network for students…
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The Student Blog The immune system and the human body: we’re not aloneRead more
It’s something you need, and it is given to you at birth. It’s something you eat, but you don’t think about eating…
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The Student Blog If someone hits a paywall in the forest, does it make a sound?: The Open Access ButtonRead more
In this guest post, David Carroll and Joseph McArthur, medical and pharmacology students at Queen’s University and University College London, respectively, describe…