July’s journal club was led by Sam Anderson. Amanda Hurley wrote the journal club review. In the wake of recent events, including the high profile murders of several Black people and the shooting of Jacob …
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An Astronomical Controversy: The Thirty Meter Telescope and the need for indigenous voices in science
January journal club review by Amanda Hurley, journal club led by Grant Hisao On July 17th 2019, over thirty people, including Native Hawaiian elders, were arrested on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, an event that served …
August Journal Club Review: Policies to correct food insecurity
August’s journal club was led by Laura Borth (Graduate Student in Nutrition). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). Whether it’s the future of our global food production sustaining earth’s …
Journal Club Review: Get to know your GMO
April’s journal club was led by April MacIntyre (Graduate Student in Microbiology). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). GMO (genetically modified organism) can be a trigger word for both …
Reflections on the AAAS 2019 meeting
In February, twelve members of CaSP attended the 2019 AAAS meeting in Washington, DC. We hosted a CaSP recap event after the conference where various members presented on some of the cool things they learned. …
Journal Club Review: Is HIV cured or not? – the next decade of AIDS in America
March’s journal club was led by Marie Fiori (Graduate Student in Chemistry). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). On March 4, 2019, the news hit the world that the …
Journal Club Review: Flint fumbles science-driven lead pipe replacement program – Why and What’s Next?
February’s journal club was led by Jenny Bratburd (Graduate Student in Microbiology). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). Recently, CaSP discussed a local case on how policy-makers are expected …
Journal Club Review – Environmental concerns for local housing: A rock and a hard place
October’s journal club was led by Kevin Lauterjung (Graduate Student in Biophysics). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Handelsman’s Lab). This October, CaSP’s journal club turned an eye towards local …
Journal Club Review – Crossroads of Genomics and Policy
September’s journal club was led by Eva Vasiljevic (Graduate Student in Population Health). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Handelsman’s Lab). For many of us scientists, the word “genomics” conjures …