STEM Scene: Online Edition
by Erica Cai, Reporter
April 21, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
Measles outbreak The number of measles cases and outbreaks this year has already passed the total amount of last year’s cases. From January 1 to April 11, 555 cases of measles have been reported in 20 states, including California, and it is the second-greatest number of cases in the U.S. since measles was eliminated in ...
14th annual research symposium encourages climate action
by Arya Maheshwari, STEM Editor
April 14, 2019
Filed under Facebook Briefs, Online Exclusive, Showcase, STEM
The upper school's Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club hosted the 14th annual Harker Research Symposium on Saturday at the upper school, with events and activities that revolved around this year's climate theme titled "Our Survival: Saving the Planet and Healing Ourselves." The schedule for the symposium,...
Climate Narrative Project founder shares career story in upper school visit
by Nicole Tian and Arya Maheshwari
March 24, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
Jeff Biggers, the founder of the Climate Narrative Project, a project dedicated to the convergence of science and the humanities to effectively communicate the message of climate change, visited the upper school on Feb. 8 and participated in the faculty retreat over the following weekend. As part of ...
Students qualify to take physics olympiad with strong F=ma results
by Arya Maheshwari, STEM Editor
March 24, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
Nine students will proceed in the physics olympiad examinations after qualifying for the USA Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) based on high scores in the preliminary F=ma exam, which numerous upper and middle school students took in late January. Qualifying students include juniors Rohan Cherukuri, Jeffrey ...
Medical Club hosts speaker events for club week
by Varsha Rammohan, Copy Editor
March 17, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
Students crowded around the upper school Anatomage Table, marveling at the layers of skin and muscle that was displayed brightly on the screen. The anatomy tool was just one of the few activities that Medical Club members could partake in during and before their annual club week from March 4 to 8. In...
The apex of high school research: upper school seniors win accolades as Regeneron STS scholars and finalists
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
February 28, 2019
Filed under STEM, Winged Post
Using deep learning to improve therapy for arrhythmia. Finding a target treatment for a high-risk form of childhood cancer. Analyzing genomic data to help diagnose food allergies. These projects landed seniors Ruhi Sayana, Natasha Maniar and Ayush Alag, respectively, spots in the list of 40 Regeneron Sci...
Team 1072: Build Season
by Sriya Batchu and Vishnu Kannan
February 27, 2019
Filed under STEM, Winged Post
This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on February 20, 2019. ...
Global Reset: Local efforts to be environmental
by Eric Fang and Anna Vazhaeparambil
February 26, 2019
Filed under Global Reset, STEM, Winged Post
How can we replace plastics in our schools with compostable material? How can we reduce idle energy? What are some activities that may get students more interested in the environment? Attendees of the Students for Green High Schools Conference on Jan. 26 brainstormed solutions to these questions in small...
STEM Scene (Volume 20, Issue 4)
by Mark Hu, Reporter
February 26, 2019
Filed under STEM, Winged Post
Blood moon In the late evening of Jan. 20, a super wolf blood moon occurred, according to the Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Being the first full moon of the year, it was a wolf moon. It was also at its closest to the Earth, making it a supermoon. Finally, the moon passed behind the earth which projected a red hue on the moon’s surface thus cre...
Upper school students prepare for the AMC
by Erica Cai, Reporter
February 3, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
About 120 students will flow into the Nichols Atrium just before 8 a.m. next Thursday, finding their prescribed seat amid a wide array of the green fold-up chairs and wooden tables notoriously associated with major exams. At this time each year, varying combinations of nervousness and excitement ofte...
Three students named Regeneron finalists
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
January 24, 2019
Of the 7 students named Regeneron scholars (a complete list can be found here: https://harkeraquila.com/45582/showcase/seniors-named-regeneron-scholars/), 3 of the students, seniors Ayush Alag, Natasha Maniar and Ruhi Sayana were named Regeneron 2019 Finalists on Jan. 23. Out of the 300 students who...
Freshmen researchers reflect on engineering project to test types of biodegradable material
by Arya Maheshwari and Anmol Velagapudi
January 20, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusive, STEM
Attention to research at the upper school often focuses on the achievements of upperclassmen, like with the results of the recent Regeneron Science Talent Search. But research experience and success is not exclusive to only juniors and seniors: freshman Alice Feng, for her part, has already picked up...
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