Now You’re Speaking My Language: My story of transcribing and publishing the story of Katerina Šulková
We have recently published an article about Katerina Šulková, a young scientist from the Czech Republic who has worked across Europe in laboratories. Today, I will be talking about having a translator as apart of my process, and how I have had to translate things on my own, tying into the larger idea of me taking on multiple roles. Continue reading
An Ode to Toluwa/ Updates on my work- Bess
Hi everyone! Because of Westtown having a visiting poet, I decided to take the opportunity to interview and converse with her, and write a little mini-biography on her. (Along with updates on my work.)
Toluwanimi Oluwafunmilayo Obiwole is a Nigerian-born, Colorado-raised visual and performance artist, educator, and organizer. At Westtown, she went by Toluwa.
Continue readingMedicine in the Early 20th Century Part 1–Yuchen
Medicine in the Early 20th Century Part 1
During the last decade of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the world witnessed many advances in the medical field, especially the integration of modern technology into diagnosis and treatment. Classical patient history taking and physical examination were met with new technologies to diagnose various medical conditions. Continue reading
Genitourinary Cancer Research: Cell Culturing
(image of what the NBT-ii cells should look like)
We received cells the 4th a carried out the initial culturing protocol established. We incubated the medium in the 37 degrees 5% CO2 incubator for about 20 minutes in order to let it reach the necessary temperature. We thawed the vile of cells and carried out the remained of the steps in a sterile hood.
Communism in Czechoslovakia-Part I|Nina Wei
In this post, I plan to share part one of my research on the emergence of Communism in Czechoslovakia, covering the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918 to the rise of communist ideals and policies in the 1960s.
“Political union” of Czechs and Slovaks after WWI was feasible because the two ethnic groups were very much related in their language, religion, and general culture. Continue reading
Managing Algal Growth and Possible Solutions – Nick
Since my last blog post, there has been A LOT going on. However, I regret to inform you all that most of the events in the past couple weeks are not positive. Now, we must keep in mind that this is a biology project which means that there is going to be plenty of room for error in the experiment.
RSA Algorithm – Baiting
In this blog, I would like to provide updates on the M3 Challenge and my research project in Abstract Algebra for Chester County Science Fair. Then, I will introduce the RSA Algorithm, the most used information encryption algorithm in the world and how it relates to my project.
Continue readingFake It Till You Make It
I’ve been struggling to breathe recently: masks can be suffocating. I’ve just been putting on the face of the perfect CEO who has the best website, the best social media page, and the best articles. But the reality is that I have been exhausted recently. Additionally, I have been talking to other non-profits who are huge So what do I do? So It seems as if I have been fakin’ it till’ I’m makin’ it in two ways: pretending I am not tired and pretending we are a bigger organization. Continue reading
Traditions, Adaptations & Challenges– TCM Today
Over spring break, I had the opportunity to visit a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinic in Xi’an opened by a friend of my parents. After my research and blog post on medicine in China in the Late Modern Era, I wanted to see how TCM has adapted to the modern world in which Western Medicine is dominating, pushing TCM aside as “Alternative Medicine.” Continue reading