Of all the body parts and organs that we can repair and replace using modern medical techniques, we still cannot adequately repair the brain after a traumatic injury. I don’t think I need to go into details about why we cannot replace a brain like we can replace a kidney or liver. The brain is quite necessary to our daily lives, and we should be doing our best to … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Lasting Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Trust Me, I’m Premed: The Human Microbiome
When we stop to consider what our greater purpose is in life, we often do not think of ourselves as host to trillions of bacteria. We may always take comfort in the fact that numerous bacterial species could not exist without our assistance. This relationship, however, is mutual. We depend on them for many important functions in our daily lives. Bacterial cells outnumber our … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: The Human Microbiome
Delis and Bodegas: Conditional Minority Progress
Maggie Deagon is a junior double majoring in Spanish and Social Sciences with a minor in Korean Studies. When she is not studying, she is either mentoring middle school girls with WYSE, working at Kaya Press and Dr. Lyon’s Child Interviewing Lab, or fueling her passion for other cultures in her favorite way--eating new … [Read more...] about Delis and Bodegas: Conditional Minority Progress
Trust Me, I’m Premed: Vaccines Save Lives
Vaccines are an extremely important aspect of modern medicine. They reduce mortality rates from many diseases and save a significant amount of money. Despite these obvious benefits, some people continue to oppose vaccines and refuse to vaccinate their children. In doing so, these individuals not only endanger their own children, but the lives of many others as well. … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Vaccines Save Lives
Internal Migration in Modern China: An Investigation of Hukou and State Social Policy
Thomas D. Armstrong is a history and international relations double major at USC with concentrations in East Asia and international politics and security studies. He is currently writing a history honors thesis on Sino-American relations during World War II under Professor Brett Sheehan. Thomas has spent three summers in China studying language and history. First, in 2009, he … [Read more...] about Internal Migration in Modern China: An Investigation of Hukou and State Social Policy