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Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The Cure to COVID-19?

September 15, 2020

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has ravaged across the globe, affecting the lives of millions. As of September 14, 2020, there have been over twenty-nine million cases of COVID-19 worldwide with deaths from this virus climbing every day (Okeke 2020). About … Read more

A Low-Cost Method to Detect the Toxins in Your “Detox Tea”

September 15, 2020

Detox teas are flooding social media feeds, as A-list celebrities advertise these “revolutionary” beverages to young audiences. Advertisements claim that detox tea can quickly rid the body of fat and toxins (Auguste et al. 2019). However, detox teas are the … Read more

Week 5: Getting into the Groove

September 14, 2020

After what has been a tumultuous first few weeks, it seems the dust has finally settled and everyone is getting into the groove of college. Like usual, we began our classes with a daily check-in, which is something that I … Read more

Fourth Week Reflection – Emily Hassink

September 7, 2020

Somewhere in the middle of this fourth week, it finally hit me: I’m a college student. The week before, we had been given two days off to allow students to both figure out their living situations, and to just generally … Read more