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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Manan Shah (12) wins $50,000 scholarship of Siemens Competition

Manan Shah (12) wins $50,000 scholarship of Siemens Competition

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor December 6, 2016

The Siemens Foundation announced senior Manan Shah as the winner of the $50,000 scholarship of the 17th Siemens Competition in a ceremony which was livestreamed at 11:00 a.m. ET today. Manan was named...

The benefits of being bilingual

The benefits of being bilingual

by Nina Gee, Reporter December 3, 2016

Speaking more than one language has its social benefits, including broader communication and better understanding of a country’s culture. Often times, people who speak a foreign language find it...

Manan Shah poses for a photo at the October 2016 Medical Image Computing Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Conference in Athens, Greece. He gave a talk about his Siemens research and findings on tumor proliferation at the event.

Manan Shah (12) named Siemens National Finalist

by Sharon Yan, Talon Co-Student Life Editor November 20, 2016

The Siemens Foundation named Manan Shah (12) as a national finalist in the Siemens Competition on Nov. 7. Manan earned top individual honors and a $3,000 scholarship for developing a computational...

Finalists and semifinalists named in Siemens Competition

Finalists and semifinalists named in Siemens Competition

by Helen Yang and Rashmi Iyer November 18, 2016

Nineteen upper school students were named semifinalists for the Siemens Competition on Oct. 18. Additionally,  Manan Shah (12) and partners Rajiv Movva (11) and Randy Zhao (11) were named regional finalists...

The quest for quantum computing

The quest for quantum computing

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor November 18, 2016

There exist problems so complex, so inscrutable, that to solve them with even an efficient algorithm would take modern computers more time than the current age of the universe—or even longer. Naturally,...

Backpacks impact backs ergonomically

Backpacks impact backs ergonomically

by Meena Gudapati and Kathy Fang November 18, 2016

Despite the common belief that backpacks cannot cause chronic back problems, the heavy everyday burden of textbooks and binders can severely endanger students’ backs. Of the 147 upper school students...

Green Politics: Clinton’s and Trump’s stances on scientific topics

by Ruhi Sayana and Tiffany Wong November 18, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have maintained significantly different views on a number of topics this election, including climate change and energy...

Manan Shah (12) poses for a picture. Manan was named a national finalist for the Siemens Competition.

Senior becomes National Finalist in Siemens Competition

by Kshithija Mulam, Editor-in-Chief November 18, 2016

Senior Manan Shah was recently named a national finalist in the Siemens Competition. Manan will move on to compete to become a national winner in Washington D.C. from Dec. 2 to Dec. 6. This piece...

Coral in the British Virgin Islands. Widespread coral bleaching events have been occuring in places such as the coast of Hawaii and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Global Reset: Coral bleaching threatens marine ecosystems

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor November 17, 2016

The largest living thing on earth is dying. The Great Barrier Reef stretches across more than 130,000 square miles off the coast of northeastern Australia. Its several hundred coral species and associated...

Siemens Foundation announces semifinalists and finalists

Siemens Foundation announces semifinalists and finalists

by Kevin Huang, TALON People Editor October 27, 2016

Nineteen upper school students were selected as Siemens semifinalists this year out of the 498 total semifinalists announced on the Siemens website on the morning of Oct. 18. Over 1600 projects were submitted...

New ecology course with trip to Alaska announced

by Jin Tuan, Reporter October 27, 2016

Alaska will be the classroom for a new three-week summer course focusing on issues related to climate change offered by the science department, according to an informational presentation on Oct. 21 held...

Antimicrobial resistance discussed at UN General Assembly

by Helen Yang, Reporter October 16, 2016

The UN General Assembly convened at the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss the root causes of antimicrobial resistance and to form an international coalition to confront it as a global health concern...

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