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The Chemistry of Your Smile: What Coffee, Wine, and Foods Are Really Doing to Your Teeth

Have you ever wondered why your teeth aren’t perfectly white? Or why coffee, tea, and red wine seem to leave…

4 days ago

From the Lab to the Living Room: The Ethics of At-Home DNA Testing

Genetic testing. It sounds like something that can only be done in a fancy laboratory with microscopes and researchers in…

2 weeks ago

The Slimy Solution to Plastic Pollution

Plastic is everywhere. It’s in our packaging, our clothes, our water, and even our bloodstreams. In many ways, we’ve turned…

1 month ago

Science Literacy: Ways of Thinking & Being

As our world is constantly changing with new technology, ideas, and discoveries, it can be intimidating to keep track of…

3 months ago

“Like Eating Chocolate”: A Discussion on Positive Gender Experiences with Dr. Will Beischel

Have you ever thought about how your gender might make you feel good? Gender can help bring out joy and…

3 months ago

Science with Heart: Dr. Grace Muller’s Mission to Make Cardiac Research Accessible

Biomedical research allows us to better understand how our bodies function, yet this information is often inaccessible to those outside…

3 months ago

A Galaxy of Data: Connecting Scientists to the Vera Rubin Observatory

The vast majority of telescopes today observe just one small part of the sky at a time. In order to…

3 months ago

The Power of the Past to Teach us About the Present

Sitting down in my high school history class sometimes felt like such a chore. It was easy to feel like…

4 months ago

Closing the Gap: A Conversation on Community, Access, and Oral Health

In Chicago and across the world, millions face painful, preventable dental diseases because the system isn’t built to reach them.…

4 months ago

Navigating Networks: The Intersection Between Data Ethics, Clinical Research, and Public Policy

In the age of modern technology, we are constantly talking about data. What data is being collected from us at…

4 months ago