The Loh Down on Science is proud to announce our managing editor, Sasha Vyatskikh, has been awarded a Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship! The Chancellor’s Club Fund for Excellence Fellowship provides stipends intended to support the completion of their dissertations. The awardees were selected based on their demonstrated academic
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Samantha Leigh, former Hiver and currently Assistant Professor at CSU Dominguez Hills, has recently published a kids book with the STEM Taught foundation! Samantha says: When I was writing for The Loh Down on Science (over two years ago now!), Sandra suggested that us, writers, submit a story to STEM
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Claudia successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation and is now Dr. López-Cámara! Her Ph.D. Dissertation title was “Numerical Study of non-premixed methane/air flames behavior under different body forces: buoyancy and electric field”. Claudia said that she “used computers to study how flames change in space, the Moon, or at different planets…and/or
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Maureen successfully advanced to candidacy and is a Ph.D. Candidate! The advancement to candidacy exam accounts towards obtaining the Ph.D. degree and occurs before developing and defending the Ph.D. Dissertation. Congratulations, Maureen!
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UCI’s Womxn’s Hub awarded our manager editor Brenna Briggs the 7th Annual Dynamic Womxn of the Year Award. Brenna is a Ph.D. student in Chemistry studying air quality. The Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards event celebrates and honors the incredible womxn who are leaders and role models actively making a
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“Can you feel the love tonight…” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s nothing like a long night of karaoke to bring friends closer! Eiluned Pearce from the University of Oxford and colleagues wondered — is our song “killing us softly” or making us stronger?
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Even a TREE knows its family tree! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sibling plants are cuttings from the same “mother” plant. But does mama plant recognize her kin? And do plants have “sibling rivalry” – like we humans? Susan Dudley and Amanda File
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Under the sea, Under the sea, Down where it’s….BRIGHTER take it from me? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Some animals have a certain “glow”. It’s called BIOLUMINESCENCE! They use it to communicate in the ocean. But Séverine Martini and Steven Haddock from the
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“Gangnam Style”, “Despacito”, “Happy”…we LOVE music that goes viral! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying…but what about a VIRUS that goes MUSICAL? Quick treatment of viruses requires understanding them. But different viruses have different proteins and genetic information, which take time to decode.
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Happily ever after…only if you go CHEAP!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Planning the “perfect wedding?” Venue, catering, rings, dresses– CHA-CHING! So much money! Is it worth it? Does a pricey wedding guarantee a lasting marriage? Andrew Francis-Tan and Hugo Mialon from Emory University
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