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ChatGPT: An Ethical Exploration

With increasing automation of everyday tasks, how can we assess the ethics of artificial intelligence? by Lucy Mao, Contributing Writer … More

MSURJ Author Profiles 2023

Want to meet the undergraduates behind the upcoming MSURJ issue? Check out the profiles below and attend the MSURJ Launch on … More

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Feeling to Remember

Memory formation is closely tied to our emotions. Could we use our emotions to mold our memories? by Isabelle Guo, … More

emotion, Isabelle Guo, memory, neuroscience

MSURJ Author Profiles 2022

Want to meet the undergraduates behind the upcoming MSURJ issue? Check out the profiles below and attend the MSURJ Launch … More

author profiles, journal launch, MSURJ, MSURJ 2022

Are biodegradable plastics the solution to the plastic crisis?

by Pauline Hughes, Contributing Writer As you make efforts to be a more environmentally-conscious consumer, labels like ‘biodegradable,’ ‘compostable,’ ‘sustainable,’ … More

biodegradable, biodegradable plastics, environment, Pauline Hughes, plastic

Midterms and Caffeine: A Match Made in the Brain

by Athina Sitou, Contributing Writer Why does getting a hot cup of tea or coffee make studying feel more enjoyable? … More

athina sitou, ATP, brain, caffeine, midterms, neuroscience

How a nucleic acid could hold the secret to preventing preeclampsia

by Sofia Reynoso, Co-Managing Editor My introduction to preeclampsia came from binge watching Downton Abbey in middle school, when (spoiler … More

biology, cfRNA, eclampsia, machine learning, preeclampsia, pregnancy, Sofia Reynoso

Career Conversations with a Conservationist

Sarah goes back to the K’tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary every year to hang out with bears. Pictured here are a … More

career, conservation, gabriel forest, graduate school, interview, science career

Frogs as pets

(Above: The author as a young child with his father’s garden pond in the background.) by Gabriel Forest, Contributing Writer … More

biodiversity, conservation, frogs, gabriel forest, natural ponds, urban planning, urban ponds

Life-saving science: the 5 most important inventions of all time

by Julia Hukowich, Contributing Writer What comes to your mind when you hear the words “important invention”? I asked a … More

blood transfusions, green revolution, inventions, julia hukowich, life-saving science, strain selection, synthetic fertilizers, vaccines, wastewater system

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