For Students, By Students
By: Annie Wagner (’27) This colourized electron microscope image provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows the red and yellow particles of avian influenza A virus, or bird flu, grown in cultured cells. (CDC/NIAID/The Associated Press) Credit CBC News. Avian flu or H5N1, a disease that decimates bird…
By: Luke Wagner (’27) 2025 is already the worst year in decades for plane crashes. Before the crash on January 25th, 2025, the last North American plane crash that resulted in fatalities was in 2022. Already, just a third of the way into 2025 – we have already experienced several plane crashes. Are they related?…
By Ann Wang (’26) On Saturday March 8th, the world came together to celebrate International Women’s Day, a global commemoration of the achievements of women. In the field of STEM especially, which has historically been male-dominated, women have consistently defied the odds, making groundbreaking steps in scientific research despite facing significant social and cultural barriers….
By Karlos Tse (’27) Who here has watched Oppenheimer? I’m sure you have. This film highlighted the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II through the perspective of war and through the very real and emotional trainwrecks that J. Robert Oppenheimer faced. Though the atomic bomb won the unconditional surrender of Japan, the…
By Luke Wagner You probably did not know that the radio in your car, the cell phone in your pocket, and the weather forecast have origins in the life or death pressure faced by the Allied forces in the Second World War when they tried to outthink the Germans/ As you know, WWII started in…