Chris Toh, Hive writer extraordinaire, was recently awarded the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) Fellowship at UC Irvine. DTEI Fellows will work with faculty to develop online courses for the 2020-21 academic year. Chris will receive training from DTEI in fundamentals of pedagogy and remote learning as well
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Are you a junk food junkie – literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Can’t get enough of those Twinkies? It might not JUST be about the fluffy cake and creamy filling. Eating junk food makes us crave even MORE snacks between meals! But WHY?
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Yikes…fxz4319ldos? ANOTHER password to remember?!!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Everything needs an online password these days!. Preferably a strong one, to ward off cyber criminals. But who’s to judge what makes a password STRONG? Enter Steven Furnell from the University of Plymouth. He
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Was there life before Instagram? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A century ago, Instagram filters didn’t exist. But artists created beautiful, black and white photographic images with an other-worldly effect. This mysterious technique, known as mordançage, makes the black parts of the picture billow
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What IS the trouble with tribbles? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tribbles — they multiply so fast that Captain Kirk was buried in them! But what’s worse? E. coli, responsible for food poisoning. It doubles every twenty minutes! One E. coli quickly becomes a
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School’s out — not just for humans, but for. . . fish? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Picture a school of fish, all moving in perfect harmony. They all know exactly where to go, right? Wrong! Richard Morris from the University of New South
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A physicist, a mathematician, and a chemist walk into a coffee shop…, This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Making your own morning coffee these days? Trying to make your Starbucks “usual” is tough! Behind every cup of Joe is some serious science. How does your
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[siiiiiighhh] Dirty dishes in the sink – AGAIN! When will someone clean that up!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – someone ELSE, I mean! Stepping up is tough! Whether it’s housework, stopping bullies, or giving blood, no one wants to be the first.
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Superbug invasion? Call out the Dynamic Duo! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We love our antibiotic superheroes! They help destroy disease-causing microorganisms. But not always! Some deadly superbugs can become resistant to antibiotics by building a mighty fortress against them. What then? An international
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Sugar RUSH or sugar CRUSH? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sweet treats… A guilty pleasure! Sure, they’re bad for our health. But donuts, candies and sodas can definitely lift our spirits! Or can they?! Konstantinos Mantantzis from Humboldt University of Berlin wondered. He and
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