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Off the Beat

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Living in a world of pathogens

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Learning so much about bacteria made me realize how blind I had been to the world around me. To underestimate these amazing organisms now seems unacceptable.
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Basic Needs 2021, Columns

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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A union for student researchers will make us safer

For all workers, a union would provide a direct line to the school to address topics that may be difficult and time-consuming to negotiate individually.
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Career Fair 2021

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Keeping my options open

In typical fashion, I have decided to simply let future me make the decision between further education and finding a job.
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College Life

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Clog’s guide to graduate school applications

Are you a prospective graduate school applicant? Here’s some advice I wish someone had told me when I applied and things I wish I’d done differently.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, March 15, 2021
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Youth Participatory Action Research observe disproportionate air pollution for Black residents in Richmond

Youth Participatory Action Research found disproportionate exposure to air and noise pollution for Black residents in Richmond, California.
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Features

Friday, January 29, 2021
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The ground around us: Spider research at UC Berkeley

At the Elias Lab, Maggie Raboin, a graduate student, is studying the ways that sound affects invertebrates such as spiders.
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Op-Eds

Friday, January 22, 2021
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Open access publishing could end academic elitism in science

The privatization of academic publishing has perpetuated social inequality by historically deterring disadvantaged universities from accessing research.
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College Life

Monday, November 2, 2020
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Making my past into an honors thesis: The importance of passion in your research

My honors thesis is personal to me, and yours needs to be personal to you if you choose to work on such a large and important project.
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Op-Eds

Friday, October 30, 2020

The future of scientific research is on the ballot

Each time a new policy is announced, our ability to live and work in the United States is thrown into question.
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Columns

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

“Unfortunately, I can no longer continue”

Off the Beat

I used to think living in the present meant a lot of yeses, living life to the fullest, carpe diem. But it also means saying no sometimes, and that is okay.
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