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Blog / The Fasted and Curious: Purported Benefits and Risks of Intermittent and Prolonged Fasting

August 5, 2021 / Bree Iskandar / 1

Intermittent fasting is gaining popularity as a diet and wellness trend. Are there any real benefits to it?

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Blog / Why don’t we have more medicines to treat fungal infections?

August 4, 2021 / Breanna Turman /

Drug resistant fungal infections are a growing problem in the US and the world. The problem is made worse by the limited drug therapies available to treat fungal infections, so what’s the hold up? Why can’t we just develop more anti-fungal drugs?

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Blog / Gold Medal for Physics

August 3, 2021 / Madigan Bedard /

Have you ever wondered how Simone Biles flips through the air? Yeah, me too. It turns out, the Olympians are secretly master physicists in disguise.

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Blog / Make Textile Recycling the New Vogue: The Role of Science in a Sustainable Fashion Future

August 2, 2021 / Allison Smith /

The fashion industry is facing a waste crisis. Clothing recycling is going to be one integral part of addressing this. Let’s delve into the science behind and challenges of recycling textiles!

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Blog / Lilian V Morgan: A Spotlight

July 30, 2021April 8, 2024 / Nila Pazhayam / 1

A spotlight on Lilian Vaughan Morgan, who was more than just the wife of Thomas Hunt Morgan.

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Blog / Highlighting Women in Space

July 27, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer / 1

Wally Funk recently became the oldest person to go to space. To celebrate this accomplishment, I highlight the careers of three other amazing female astronauts.

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Blog / Help, My Bananas are Radioactive!

July 26, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

People are often concerned about radiation harming them, so much that any mention of it will send them running. But the humble banana can help ease fears.

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Academia / SWAC Board Response Letter to UNC-CH Board of Trustees Regarding Tenure of Ms. Hannah-Jones

June 29, 2021 / UNC SWAC /

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Blog / The Isolated Organism: An Ecosystem Made of Only One Species!

April 20, 2021 / Connor LaMontagne /

Every environment around you – from the ground outside to the screen you’re staring at – is covered with life. Bacteria and other microbes have been found just about everywhere…

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Blog / Some Machine Learning Progress Towards Understanding Language

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 / Matthew Tsilimigras /

In the course of writing this article, I received occasional creative input from my nine month old daughter babbling in her playpen. She squeals at a curious cat who has…

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Blog / The Chemistry Behind Composting

April 14, 2021 / Erin Kober /

Americans throw away 80 billion pounds of food each year and the food waste makes up more than 22% of space in landfills. That’s equivalent to 219 pounds per person…

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Blog / Why be “Mad as a Hatter??”

April 13, 2021 / Syed Masood /

Once thought to be the elixir of life found in tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and Chinese Emperors, Quicksilver, also known as the element mercury, is in fact quite the opposite.…

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Blog / How to Kelp the Planet

April 12, 2021 / Gabrielle Budziszewski /

*Crunch* As I chew on the dried seaweed snack, it almost melts into my mouth, giving me a strong umami flavor that tastes vaguely of a mouthful of ocean water…

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Blog / When Astronomy Goes Wrong

April 8, 2021 / Mackenna Wood / 1

New discoveries in astronomy often make the news. But extracting meaningful information using only light from distant  stars can be very difficult, and astronomers do occasionally get it wrong. What…

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Blog / What octopuses on ecstasy tell us about brain evolution

April 7, 2021 / Kate Giffin / 1

Of all the creatures on earth, octopuses might be the most alien. They could not be more different from us, with powerful tentacles, three hearts, blue blood, and neurons spread…

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Blog / Pack your bags, we’re going to the Galapagos

April 6, 2021 / Kayla Goforth / 1

The Galapagos Islands are home to a wide variety of unique animals, many of which are critically endangered.

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Blog / NASA is Searching for Life on Mars!

April 5, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

NASA’s newest mission to Mars features the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. This mission will study geological features of the Martian surface and demonstrate new technology. Header photo from NASA’s website.

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Blog / Going Westward: The Hidden Figure behind the GPS

April 1, 2021 / Jamshaid Shahir /

Many of us have used the Global Positioning System (GPS) at some point in our lives. From commonly navigating to places, tagging people on social media, to even catching Pokemon…

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