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‘Nerds of Trust’: Experts talk politics and health care

Megan Trotter | news editor | As this year’s flu season begins to flourish, Duquesne professors examined how politics has intersected with science and health care in recent years and led to an overwhelming issue – public distrust in scientists. On Wednesday, The National Library of Medicine exhibit held its final event, a webinar, as part of an ongoing “The Politics of Yellow Fever in … Continue reading ‘Nerds of Trust’: Experts talk politics and health care

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Arts & Entertainment

Duquesne’s Iron Chef: where salsa meets science

by Emma Polen | features editor March 3, 2022 Students learned the chemistry behind salsa’s deliciousness with the Duquesne University American Chemical Society (ACS) last Friday in the Africa Room.  ACS hosted their first ever Iron Chef event, called “Fe Chef” for iron’s atomic symbol. Attendees had the opportunity to learn the chemical science behind salsa, and then try their hand at making the spicy … Continue reading Duquesne’s Iron Chef: where salsa meets science

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Staff Editorials

The science backing COVID-19 cannot be denied

10/22/20 Staff Editorial Science is nonpartisan. Take Dr. Anthony Fauci, for example. Now a household name, Fauci has worked under six U.S. Presidents — four Republicans and two Democrats — and is dubbed by some to be “America’s Doctor.” Fauci didn’t get to his position as the nation’s top infectious-disease specialist by playing politics. So, with under two weeks to go before the presidential election … Continue reading The science backing COVID-19 cannot be denied

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Features

Multicultural STEM Group a “safe space” for students

Katia Faroun | Features Editor 09/10/2020 As students of a less-than-diverse field, the members of Duquesne’s Multicultural STEM Group devote themselves to continuing a conversation on diversity and its essential place in the sciences. The Multicultural STEM Group (MSG) is just what it sounds like: a club for STEM students of all backgrounds to come together, share resources and be a little bit nerdy. But … Continue reading Multicultural STEM Group a “safe space” for students

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Pink Floyd’s music comes to life in laser show

Capri Scarcelli | Staff Writer 10/10/19 Carnegie Science Center’s Buhl Planetarium laser show offers an array of musical genres to partake in what feels like a live concert, all the while providing the dome with dazzling portraits and patterns set to the very tempo of each song in the show’s compilation. On Friday, Oct. 4, I went to the 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. showings … Continue reading Pink Floyd’s music comes to life in laser show

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Duquesne to add school of osteopathic medicine

By Gabriella DiPietro | Features Editor Duquesne’s campus seems to be ever-changing and evolving — a trend that will continue as the university adds a medical college to the mix. The university announced that it will be launching a College of Osteopathic Medicine, which will be the second medical school in Pittsburgh and the first Catholic osteopathic medical school in the state. The college is … Continue reading Duquesne to add school of osteopathic medicine

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Opinions

New report warns of climate change, fast-coming dangers

10/11/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor The world has a fever, and we’re making it worse. After three years of research, South Korea’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a special report detailing the pressing dangers we can and will face if we don’t take action now. In the past, the study says, the Earth was thought to be okay as long … Continue reading New report warns of climate change, fast-coming dangers

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Social media restrictive; limiting of real-life experiences

10/04/2018 By Kendra Kneisl | Staff Columnist  Social media is ever-present in our lives. We wake up and send streaks. We go to the bathroom and scour Instagram for likes. We mindlessly refresh Twitter between lulls in the conversation. Within the last decade, connectivity has gone from a somatic to an automatic function. We feel lost without those mobile devices clutched tightly in our hands. … Continue reading Social media restrictive; limiting of real-life experiences

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BME creates first recyclable 3D printing system

08/23/2018 Hallie Lauer | Features Editor  With the recent push toward removing plastic straws from coffee shops, it’s no wonder that the search for other ways to eliminate plastic pollution has taken off. That search has also made its way to Duquesne. Sophomore biomedical engineering major Karli Sutton, along with Professor Benjamin Goldschmidt, created a successful 3-D printing recycling system. Their system allows for the … Continue reading BME creates first recyclable 3D printing system

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Duquesne professor develops nanomedicine

Gabriella DiPietro | Asst. News Editor 04/12/2018 With the opioid epidemic still on the rise, researchers are trying to develop more effective, alternative treatments for pain management — and a Duquesne professor has managed to do just that. Jelena Janjic, Ph.D., founder and co-director of Duquesne’s Chronic Pain Research Consortium and associate professor of pharmaceutics, and her colleagues have developed the first nanomedicine targeting inflammatory … Continue reading Duquesne professor develops nanomedicine

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