“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”- Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg is a technology executive and activist. Although she was not educated in a STEM field, her executive business skills help make her an excellent leader of a STEM company and definitely qualify her as an extraordinary woman in a science, … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Sheryl Sandberg
Archives for April 2016
The Recycled Orchestra: Transcending Trash into Music
Located on the outer edge of Asuncion in Paraguay, a community lives on a landfill of Catuera. A majority of people living there sell any recyclable materials they find as a source of income. This area is stricken with poverty and a general lack of education: inducing youth towards delinquency and drug consumption. More than 40% of … [Read more...] about The Recycled Orchestra: Transcending Trash into Music
Medical Institutions Perpetuate Unethical Physicians-Industry Interactions
Kasra Behizad is a first-year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a concentration in primary care and community medicine. His research interests include designing community health empowerment programs and investigating the role of spirituality/religion in the healing … [Read more...] about Medical Institutions Perpetuate Unethical Physicians-Industry Interactions
Medicine: Advanced by Diversity
Sina Torabi is a graduating senior majoring in Biological Sciences with minors in Health Care Studies and Economics. He has been heavily involved in various research projects while at USC, working in Dr. Norman Arnheim’s genetics lab, as well as at CHLA’s Otolaryngology Department. He has also been involved with campus organizations, such as USC’s Chalk the Block … [Read more...] about Medicine: Advanced by Diversity
Counterproductive Warnings: College Students Benefit from Contact Over Circumvention
Rachel Lu is currently a sophomore in the Leventhal School of Accounting, with plans of graduating in May 2018. Skipping her senior year of high school, she entered the University of Southern California through the Resident Honors Program and is currently a presidential scholar. On campus, Rachel is an active member of Accounting Society and involved in Volunteer Income Tax … [Read more...] about Counterproductive Warnings: College Students Benefit from Contact Over Circumvention