By C2ST Staff
What do feral donkeys, the search for alien life, and zero-waste restaurants have in common? Well…we’re not sure really, except that they’re all listed in the previous sentence!
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: Public Transportation & Feral Donkeys”
Dr. Ruby Mendenhall and three rising Class of 2021 Seniors, Tolulope Adejuyigbe, Roaa Marei, and Nilah Marshall join C2ST to discuss how non-white STEM students experience racism in college and beyond. Dr. Mendenhall will detail how racial microaggressions affect BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students’ health and sense of belonging in STEM. The students will also serve as guest moderators and hosts. Continue reading “Building Equity: Sustaining BIPOC in STEM”
Dr. Cynthia Boyd (John Hopkins), Dr. Tracy Lustig (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), and Dr. Carla Perissinotto (UCSF) will overview the mental health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. These senior experts will also offer strategies from an individual to a population health level to mitigate the impacts.
Continue reading “Mental Help: Impacts of Loneliness & Social Isolation in Older Adults”
By C2ST Staff
All Chicago residents 16 years and older are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Plus, what do you know about immortal hydras?
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: Science, Sandwiches, & Immortal Hydras”
By Laura Tran, C2ST Intern, Rush University
Over the last decade there has been a health craze brewing over kombucha (kuhm-boo-chuh) and other fermented drinks and food (e.g., yogurt, kefir, miso, sauerkraut, and kimchi). Like coffee and tea, kombucha has origins dating back to over 2,000 years ago. As kombucha spread across the world due to expanding trade routes, so did the number of beneficial health claims. What is kombucha and does this superfood live up to its reputation?
Join C2ST and Darion Crawford for our monthly Science and Sandwiches Program! On the first Friday of every month, we will be sitting down with an expert during the lunch hour to chat about life, about science, careers, a day on the job, and whatever else you’re interested in learning about them–within reason, anyways. Continue reading “Science and Sandwiches featuring Darion Crawford”
