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Mental Health Resources

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By C2ST Staff

Based on the Mental Help series C2ST is hosting this spring, we can share many resources for you to learn more about managing mental health.

Resources specially mentioned in the program on March 1st with Tara Powell and Karen Tabb.

  1. Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/ 
  2. Self Compassion Quiz by Dr. Kristin Neff
  3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (2015) Bessel van der Kolk M.D. 
  4. Disaster: Mental Health Interventions (2017) James Halpern and Karla Vermeulen
  5. Self-Care Plan by Tara Powell

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Celebrating 75 years at Argonne National Laboratory: Supercomputers and X-rays

1946 was an important year across the globe–the United Nations held its first meeting, Tupperware was introduced to consumers, and Argonne National Laboratory was founded with the mission of harnessing nuclear reactions for peaceful energy purposes. In the 75 years since, Argonne has been at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation and impact, and has grown into one of the country’s largest science laboratories. C2ST and Argonne National Laboratory are excited to kick off a 75th anniversary celebration partnership that will highlight Argonne’s numerous accomplishments and give an in-depth look into some of the five user facilities, which feature an extraordinary range of cutting-edge scientific tools that support in-depth research, drive technological breakthroughs, improve U.S. competitiveness and quality of life and are used by researchers from around the world!  Continue reading “Celebrating 75 years at Argonne National Laboratory: Supercomputers and X-rays”

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Capturing COVID-19 From Thin Air

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By Madeeha Mohiuddin, C2ST Intern, DePaul University

The new Thermo Fisher Scientific AerosolSense air sampler has some promising potential for capturing pathogen particles and ultimately preventing and reducing the spread of COVID-19. Although there are several similar air samplers already on the market, this one in particular has been found to yield more promising outcomes. 

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Can Biorecycling Put An End To The Plastic Crisis?

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By Diana Abbasi, C2ST Intern, Rush University

Plastic pollution has become one of the most overwhelming environmental issues of our time. The effects of this type of pollution are wide-ranging, impacting wildlife, climate, and human health. No one wants to see images of sea turtles trapped in fishing nets or read about hazardous plastic byproducts contaminating our land and animals dying from starvation because their stomachs are filled with indigestible plastic, but that’s the current reality we live in. 

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