Past the bold headlines of front-page news are stories that often seem trivial or inconsequential, but are actually of incredible importance; you may have seen a fleeting trend-line in the news: “Obama Nominates Moniz of MIT to head DOE.” Ernest Moniz, a physicist, MIT professor, and specialist in energy-policy, was recently appointed to head The […]
Category: Science
Gender Bias in the STEM Work Place
There is no escaping challenging social issues. Since the 1970s, the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers has sought to overcome its reputation for being a male-dominated field. For instance, many colleges offer scholarship programs for female undergraduates as incentives for young women to pursue careers in scientific research. Yet, the last […]
Five Free Mac Apps That’ll Make Your Life Easier
Computers seem to be the backbone of any college student’s life. We use our computers to take notes, communicate with friends and family back home, and even document our college experiences. At Macaulay, our computers go even further, from helping us build our Eportfolios to maintaining communications in our seminar classes. However, without the right […]
Evidence of Life on Mars Unfolds with Curiosity
The Mars Curiosity rover has found proof of the existence of water on the planet, reported NASA. Images of stones “cemented into a layer of conglomerate rock,” indicating the presence of a streambed, are being studied by scientists. This evidence is the first of its kind to be found on Mars by any of the […]
Spotlight: Mariya Dvoretskaya
As a part of the profile series on notable students at Macaulay, I recently sat down with Mariya Dvoretskaya. JJ: What is your field of study? Has it changed over the course of your undergraduate years? MD: I’m majoring in Psychology and I’m on the pre-med track. I’ve switched on and off with pre-med over […]
Gap Year in the Making
Swathi Mummini entered Macaulay at Hunter in the Fall 2009, expecting to enter medical school after graduation. Just like any other Pre-Med student at Hunter, she fully immersed herself in her courses, hoping the mental workouts, sleepless and food bingeing nights would bring her closer to her goal; however, Mummini resolved to take a year […]
Understanding Your Liver
Recently, I learned of a young man who had overdosed on some drugs and alcohol. He was 19 years old and suffered from hepatotoxicity, or liver damage from drug overdosing. After four years of consistent damage, his liver finally gave out, putting him in a dangerous situation. He has put on experimental liver dialysis, but […]
Why Do I Need Glasses?
I’ve had several conversations with a number of my friends concerning the wearing of glasses; some of them don’t want to wear them because they “look bad” or because they don’t want to look “nerdy”, while others think that their vision is “good enough.” Regardless, the eye is a fascinating organ, and the reason for […]
A Wrinkle in Time?
We’ve all had this moment: one instant we’re too tired or distracted to think about the words coming out of our mouths and the next thing we know, we’ve said something that, to put it lightly, doesn’t exactly reflect that brilliant, intellectually stimulating side of ourselves. Ever wish you could change history to erase that […]
Don’t Forget to Backup Files!
Over the summer, I was taking an Intro to Computing (C++ programming) class at City College. One Sunday morning in the middle of the summer semester, I awoke at 5am due to a pesky mosquito. Unable to fall back asleep, I checked my phone and found my friend in China was on AIM. I couldn’t […]
