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Chemistry at the Frontier of Quantum Technology
When I tell people that I’m a PhD student studying chemistry with a focus on developing quantum technologies, I often see eyebrows raise in surprise. “Wait, isn’t that physics?” they always ask. At that moment,… Continue Reading
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Impact of Plastic Pollution on Sea Turtles
Originally Published on August 29, 2025 by Arushi Kapoor, ComSciCon Houston 2025 How do plastics in the ocean impact sea turtles? Read through Arushi Kapoor’s informational flyer below to find out more. ——————– Arushi Kapoor is… Continue Reading
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Probiotics or Antibiotics? Exploring New Sustainable Tools to Fight Superbugs
by Oluwaseun Aladeboyeje (ComSciCon Houston) Originally Published June 25, 2025 Antibiotic‐resistant bacteria are fueling a silent pandemic that now claims millions of lives every year. Our best strategy in overcoming these microbial enemies might be… Continue Reading
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Should feeding wild birds be considered animal cruelty?
Originally Published June 12, 2025by Kimberly Lato, (ComSciCon National Flagship Conference 2024) Last summer, while on a hiking trip in Vancouver, I saw a sign that read, “Feeding birds is so unhealthy that British Columbia… Continue Reading
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Ethics, the Public, and the Early-Career Researcher: Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public at UC Berkeley and ComSciCon
by Carmen Drahl for The Kavli Foundation Original Article available HERE, announced on March 5, 2025. Not every early-career scientific researcher has a single-minded dedication to the lab bench. It’s possible to conjure a different sort of scientist… Continue Reading
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The Origin Story of Supermassive Black Holes
by Pranav Satheesh, (ComSciCon National Flagship Conference 2024) Originally Published December 27, 2024 This comic was initially developed at our national flagship conference as a part of our Create-a-thon program, then submitted and published through the editorial… Continue Reading
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