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Public Health Club Vice Presidents of Internal Affairs Terry Xie (11) and Ritisha Chakravarty (10) explain and guide members through the video game Plague Inc. The game introduced club members to the origins behind deadly illnesses and how scientists create vaccines to mitigate them.
STEM Spotlight: Public Health Club
by Lily Peng and Vivek Moorjani February 3, 2025

Public Health Club members played the video game Plague Inc. to learn about the effects and properties of infectious diseases on Jan. 23.  In...

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Trump’s environmental policies have extended to consumer products as well, with his reversal of single-use plastic. In addition to making changes in policy and environmental organizations, Trump has emphasized increasing fossil fuel extraction for energy, particularly in the oil and gas space.
Global Reset: Power over planet
by Ashley Mo, William Jiang, and Nathan Yee

From prioritizing fossil fuel extraction to banning paper straws, Trump’s administration brings about an onset of new efforts counteracting...

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As co-director of HackDuke, a student-run organization that organizes hackathons, Wang began noticing common problems that arose within clubs, like lack of cohesion between club members and plans. He decided to create Pingr to reimagine club communication.
Blooming from the STEM: Scaling meaningful conversations
by Ashley Mo and Emma Milner January 10, 2025

Planning a club event often turns into a chaotic process, from organizing promotional outreach to managing participant lists. At the same...

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Research Revelations Episode 9: Grading vocal performance recordings with Saanvi Bhargava
Research Revelations Episode 9: Grading vocal performance recordings with Saanvi Bhargava
by Ashley Mo and Jonathan Szeto
Research Revelations Episode 8: Modeling airway networks for lung cancer detection with Juliana Li
Research Revelations Episode 8: Modeling airway networks for lung cancer detection with Juliana Li
by Elizabeth Zhang and Chelsea Xie
Research Revelations Episode 7: Macaque monkey neuroscience with Cyrus Ghane
Research Revelations Episode 7: Macaque monkey neuroscience with Cyrus Ghane
by Jonathan Szeto and Nathan Yee
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