The Kurds are an ethnic group native to the area of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, western Iran, and northern Syria, an area which they call Kurdistan. The northern part of Iraq is called Iraqi Kurdistan and is an autonomous region. Kurds are related to Persian peoples and speak various dialects of Kurdish, which is most similar to Persian. In Iraq, Kurdish is an official … [Read more...] about Stateless: Exploring the Political Dynamics of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Minorities Around the World, This Week’s Focus–The Kurds
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Unweaving Africa: Zomba Prison Project
With the Grammy awards set for this Monday January 15th 2016, all eyes are set on big names such as Taylor Swift, Kanye West as well as Compton born rapper Kendrick Lamar whose album “How to Pimp a Butterfly” received a whopping 11 nominations, the highest of any other artist this year. While the largest honors of the night are typically conferred to those artists who … [Read more...] about Unweaving Africa: Zomba Prison Project
The Benefits of Using Genomic Data from Electronic Medical Records for Scientific Research
Emily Kopania is a senior majoring in biological sciences with a minor in computational biology and bioinformatics. She is currently doing research in Dr. Matthew Dean’s lab on the genetic basis of shape variation in oyster shells. After graduating, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in genetics. She is also a Supplemental Instruction Leader for Physics 151 and a member of Science … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Using Genomic Data from Electronic Medical Records for Scientific Research
Historical Endurance of the “Dies Irae” Plainchant
“Dies Irae” is a Latin hymn and a particularly renowned melody of plainchant. Based in Christianity, the “Dies Irae,” or “Day of Wrath” is a rumination of the day of judgement. The first stanza of this Medieval Latin poem has be translated as: “That day of wrath, that dreadful day, shall heaven and earth in ashes lay, as David and the Sybil say.” While ominous in … [Read more...] about Historical Endurance of the “Dies Irae” Plainchant
Risks of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis in assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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 Risks of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis in assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder