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Student Spotlight Series: Interview with Female Founders
Author: Grace Li In this interview, we are glad to be joined by Female Founders, a youth-led podcast sharing the experiences of women in…
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San Jose’s Father of Modern Public Transit, Rod Diridon Sr., Passes Away at 87
Author: Grace Li, San Jose, California Today, Rod Diridon Sr., known as the “father of modern transit” in the South Bay, passed away at…
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Student Spotlight Series: The Lotus Paper Literary Magazine
Author: Grace Li We are so excited to welcome The Lotus Paper for this installment of The Megaphone’s Student Spotlight Series, designed to highlight…
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RSV-like Virus Spreads Throughout the Bay Area
Author: Vrinda Iyengar HMPV, or human metapneumovirus is a virus that causes symptoms similar to a cold or flu. It is similar to RSV…
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Rotavirus Rates Soar Across the Bay Area
Author: Vrinda Iyengar Rotavirus is a highly contagious disease that causes severe, watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. It often spreads through the…
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Newly Hatched California Giant Salamanders Photographed for the First Time at Point Reyes
Author: Vrinda Iyengar This past week, it was reported that a National Park Service scientist has photographed a group of newly hatched California giant…
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Traveling with Timothy: Sedona, AZ (Part 2)
Contributor: Timothy Hopkins
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The Bay Area in Photos: Carmel Mission Basilica
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri
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The Bay Area in Photos: Carmel-By-the-Sea
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri
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Traveling with Timothy: Portland, OR
Contributor: Timothy Hopkins
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Art around the World: Chihuly Gardens (Seattle, WA)
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri This summer, I am working as an intern at Microsoft in Seattle. In my downtime, I took a visit to the…
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Traveling with Timothy: A ride along Portland’s Aerial Tramway
Contributor: Timothy Hoopkins Did you know that the aerial tramway emoji (🚡) is among the least used emojis? This shocked me because it is…
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Traveling with Timothy: Redding, CA (Part 2)
Contributor: Timothy Hopkins Below is a picture of Burney Falls, which should be as hyped as Yosemite. The next few pictures were taken aerially…
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Traveling with Timothy: Redding, CA (Part 1)
Contributor: Timothy Hopkins
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Traveling with Timothy: Joshua Tree National Park
Contributor: Timothy Hopkins From the abundant waterfalls of Yosemite, tot he damp Sequoia forests of the Bay Area, to even the dry Joshua Tree…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Contributor: Leila Sandman
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Beyond the Bay Area: Himachal Pradesh
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri After leaving Agra, I’ve arrived at the final stop on my Indian tour: the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, home…
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Traveling with Timothy: Sedona, AZ (Part 1)
Contriubutor: Timothy Hopkins Hi everyone! My name is Timothy Hopkins and I’m a high school student from Fremont, CA. I’ve always had a passion…
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Beyond the Bay Area: The Taj Mahal (India)
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri Make sure to read and look at part 1! Hi guys! After spending a week in Bangalore, I flew to Agra…
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Beyond the Bay: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (in Photos)
Contributor: Eshwar Cherkuri Hey y’all, I recently moved to the Bay Area from Texas, and while this post isn’t directly related to the Bay…
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Bay Area Eats! (Part 2)
Contributor: Annie Qi Read my foreward in Part 1!
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Bay Area Eats! (Part 1)
Contributor: Annie Qi Unpopular Opinion Alert: The Bay Area has THE BEST food in all of the United States (perhaps second only to NYC).…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Pacific Heights, San Francisco (Part 2)
Contributor: Jeremey Peck Make sure to read my note and view the pics in Part 1!
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The Bay Area in Photos: Pacific Heights, San Francisco (Part 1)
Contributor: Jeremey Peck Hi! My name is Jeremey and I’m a current high school senior. I’ve lived and grown up in the Pacific Heights…
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The Bay Area in Photos: San Jose Japantown (Part 3)
Contributor: Gartin Huong
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The Bay Area in Photos: San Jose Japantown
Contributor: Gartin Huong
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The Bay Area in Photos: San Jose Japantown (Part 1)
Contributor: Gartin Huong
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The Bay Area in Photos: SF Botanical Light Show (Part 2)
Author: Benjamin Hong
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The Bay Area in Photos: SF Botanical Christmas Light Show
Author: Benjamin Hong
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Voices of Conviction: The Power of the Spoken Word Across History and Fiction
Author: Eric Lai The art of the speech has long served as a catalyst for change, whether delivered from a presidential podium, a battlefield,…
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The Cost of the Future: AI Economics and the Climate of Choice
Author: Eric Lai The trajectory of human progress is currently being reshaped by two powerful and often conflicting forces: the rapid acceleration of artificial…
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Punky Futures
Author: Eric Li The human obsession with the future began to take a structured, artistic form in 1909 when the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso…
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No Backup but Restore
Author: Eric Lai Sometimes, a creative work fails to find its “missing spark” during its first debut and is reworked months or even decades…
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The Architecture of Uncertainty: From Weather Models to the Butterfly Effect
Author: Eric Lai The frustration of being drenched by an unexpected rainstorm while wearing a summer dress is a common human experience that highlights…
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Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Hits the Bay Area at 1:41 AM
Author: Grace Li 1:57 AM, San Jose Just 15 minutes ago, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, 1 mile away…
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Evaluation of a News Article on Mayor Eric Adams and Immigration Policy
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri Article: Mayor Adams wants migrants charged with crimes deported from NYC in major shift as he dares progressives to ‘cancel me’…
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The Power of Credibility and Perception in Modern Communication
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri My ranking of what makes a speaker effective would be credibility, relevance, knowledge, and objectivity. Credible ranks first because most speakers…
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Conference at Las Positas College with ISC2 East Bay Chapter
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri The ISC2 East Bay Chapter brought cybersecurity professionals and students together to address the security challenges that come with widespread AI…
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Analysis of Speech and Gesture in TED Talk by Dr. Burke Harris, “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime”
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri Dr. Burke Harris speaks at a steady, controlled pace throughout the talk, which gives the audience time to absorb difficult information…
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Alternatives Towards Animal Testing In Scientific Research
Author: Nitya Jayaprakash Abstract Developing effective alternatives towards animal testing has been an area of study in recent years. Animal testing has been common…
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Quantum Computing: Hot Takes from the Coldest Place in the Universe
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri The talk, led by Kristi and Sean, two staff scientists at Quantum Lyne, was held to introduce students to quantum computing…
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Student Spotlight Series: MedLite
Author: Grace Li We’re excited to have interviewed the leaders behind MedLite, a youth organization dedicated to educate youth on health topics through short-form…
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Student Spotlight Series: Business for Youth
Author: Grace Li In this installment of the Megaphone Youth Register’s Student Spotlight Series, we interview Jia, the founder of Business for Youth, a…
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Student Spotlight Series: Know Her Rights
Author: Grace Li In this installment of the Megaphone Youth Register’s Student Spotlight series, we are excited to be joined by Addison Hernandez, the…
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Bay Area Residents Reflect as Super Bowl LX Brings NFL’s Biggest Game to Santa Clara
Author: Tim Wu SAN JOSE – For Bay Area football fans, the Super Bowl hit a little closer to home. On February 8th, the…
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Student Spotlight Series: Dialogue Club
Author: Grace Li Dialogue Club is a youth-led literary magazine dedicated to encouraging thoughtful and open-minded discussions for youth. In this installment of Megaphone’s…
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Student Spotlight Series: Operation HER
Author: Grace Li Operation HER is an organization focused on increasing access to reproductive education amongst youth. In this interview, I had the pleasure…
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Student Spotlight Series: Tree Ring Literary
Author: Bryson Huang In this installment of Megaphone’s Student Spotlight Series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Tree Ring Literary, a youth-led magazine built…
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Student Spotlight Series: Heart Health Initiative
Author: Grace Li Heart Health Initiative is an organization focused on spreading heart health awareness. In this installment of the Student Spotlight Series, we…
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Student Spotlight Series: Shadia Literary Magazine
Author: Grace Li In this installment of the Student Spotlight Series, we speak with the leadership members behind Shadia Literary Magazine, a group dedicated…
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Student Spotlight Series: MentorArc
Author: Grace Li In this interview, we speak with Jane, the founder and CEO of MentorArc, a 501(c)(3) organization focused on increasing access to…
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Student Spotlight Series: LEXI Bookstore
Author: Grace Li In this Student Spotlight Series installment, we interviewed Victoria, the founder of LEXI Bookstore, a youth-led business dedicated to making reading…
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Student Spotlight Series: Bridge to English
Author: Grace Li In this installment of the Student Spotlight Series, we are interviewing Hayley and Dorothy, the founders of Bridge to English. Q1.…
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Student Spotlight Series: Lawpedia
Author: Grace Li We are so excited to speak with Alicia Leung, the founder of Lawpedia, in this interview, to discuss how her organization…
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Student Spotlight Series: Maiwand Speaks
Author: Grace Li We are happy to announce Maiwand Speaks as our next interviewee in the Student Spotlight Series. Q1. Please introduce yourself and…
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Student Spotlight Series: Youth Impact Collective
Author: Grace Li In this installment of our Student Spotlight Series, we are excited to have Youth Impact Collective with us! In this interview,…
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Student Spotlight Series: The Kairos Review
Author: Grace Li In this interview, we are joined by Arya Meshram, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Kairos Review, to discuss motivations, whimsy,…
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Student Spotlight Series: Maharlika Press(ed) Magazine
Author: Grace Li We are excited to be joined by Maharlika Press(ed) Magazine, a youth-led magazine dedicated to activism and making political events in…
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Student Spotlight Series: STEM the Flow
Author: Grace Li How do we increase period equity for people who menstruate in STEM spaces? In this interview, we speak with Monica, the…
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Student Spotlight Series: Press Theory
Author: Grace Li We are so happy to have Shanelle, the founder of Press Theory, in this interview as a part of our Student…
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Student Spotlight Series: Wings of Youth
Author: Grace Li We are excited to have interviewed Wings of Youth, a youth-led magazine, in this installment of the Student Spotlight Series! Q1:…
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Student Spotlight Series: Bhavati
Author: Grace Li In this installment of our Student Spotlight Series, we are excited to be interviewing Bhavati, a youth-led organization for empowerment through…
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Student Spotlight Series: Musing Spirit
Authors: Grace Li and Vrinda Iyengar We are pleased to share our interview with Musing Spirit’s leadership as the next installment of our Student…
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Interview with Artist Seaomnde (Part Two: Art Walkthrough)
Author: Nicole Tan Now, we will move onto the art walkthrough portion of this interview, where we will be hearing from Seaomnde, and will…
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Interview with Artist Seaomnde (Part One)
Author: Nicole Tan Thank you to the artist Seaomnde for joining me today for this interview! She is an artist on Instagram, who does…
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Interview with Artist Seaomnde (Full Interview)
Author: Nicole Tan Thank you to the artist Seaomnde for joining me today for this interview! She is an artist on Instagram, who does…
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Interview with James Chin, on the Correlation Between LinkedIn Post Rhetoric and Youth-Engagement (Part One: Motivations)
Author: Bryson Huang I’m excited to interview James Chin today, on his study of the correlation between LinkedIn post rhetoric and youth-engagement! In this…
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Interview with James Chin, on the Correlation Between LinkedIn Post Rhetoric and Youth-Engagement (Part Two: Methods and Results)
Author: Bryson Huang Q5: Can you now give an in-depth explanation of your first procedure, where you compared the engagement of two LinkedIn accounts?…
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Interview with James Chin, on the Correlation Between LinkedIn Post Rhetoric and Youth-Engagement (Full Article)
Author: Bryson Huang I’m excited to interview James Chin today, on his study of the correlation between LinkedIn post rhetoric and youth-engagement! In this…
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Student Spotlight Series: Playlists for a Change San Jose (Part 2)
Author: Jenny Lee Q5: Your social media posts are deeply ingrained with arts and design: how do you find that art and music merge,…
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Student Spotlight Series: Playlists for a Change San Jose (Part 1)
Author: Jenny Lee In the newest installment of your Student Spotlight Series, we’re joined by Playlists for a Change San Jose! They are the…
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Student Spotlight Series: Playlists for a Change San Jose (Full Interview)
Author: Jenny Lee In the newest installment of your Student Spotlight Series, we’re joined by Playlists for a Change San Jose! They are the…
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Interview with a High School Senior, On Everything: from Senioritis to College Applications
Author: Jenny Lee Jenny: In this interview, we are joined by Vivian, a current high school senior. Thank you so much for having this…
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Student Spotlight Series: The Green Mindset Project
Author: Grace Li We are so happy to welcome Raya, the President of The Green Mindset Project, on this installment of the Student Spotlight…
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Huntington’s Disease
Author: Jen Johnson Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in the brain to gradually break down and die.…
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Aging, Disease, and Genetics
Author: Jen Johnson Introduction: Our lives are significantly impacted by the relationship between genetics and environmental factors. Although genetics serves as a main determiner…
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Santa Clara University
Author: Grace Li All photos taken by Grace Li. Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. It was…
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Funny Moments in the Bay Area
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri As I’ve explored the Bay Area, I’ve collected some funny photos to share here.
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Surreal Imagery in the Bay Area
Author: Arnav Gupta Together, we will be going through 3 different collections of photos that feel surreal. All photos were taken by me. Number…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Downtown San Jose
Author: Eshwar Cherkuri I recently visited Downtown San Jose with my friends, and documented my experience through photography. Experience Downtown San Jose with me…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Boba Tea
Author: Jenny Lee In the Bay Area, there are boba tea shops EVERYWHERE. I love boba tea, so this works out amazingly for me.…
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Yummy Spicy, Doraville, Georgia
Author: Bryson Huang I’m back with another restaurant review! This time, it’s Yummy Spicy, at Doraville, Georgia. Yummy Spicy delivers absolutely delicious, impeccable, Sichuan…
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Student Spotlight Series: Yin Literary
Author: Grace Li I’m excited to share the next installment of our Student Spotlight Series, with the Yin Literary! We are joined by Sophia…
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Student Spotlight Series: Interview with a miRcore Student Leader
Author: Grace Li miRcore is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization with a vision of global, multilateral collaboration toward treating individuals based on their unique…
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The Bay Area in Photos: SenTea
Author: Grace Pei SenTea is a boba shop located in Downtown San Jose, at 140 Paseo de San Antonio. It hosts some beautiful paintings…
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Italian Brainrot
Author: James Chin At first, I was on board. Tung tung sahur and ballerina cappucina were fun and cute. However, the onslaught of random…
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Cancel Culture
Author: Nicole Tan Cancel culture is becoming significant in our society today, affecting many who use the Internet. Many people are ‘cancelled’ for simply…
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Metro Manila Youth Lead Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness
Author: Nicole Tan In recent months, young Filipinos in Metro Manila are stepping to take charge of conversations around health and wellbeing, especially topics…
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Introducing The Megaphone: Metro Manila Chapter
Author: Nicole Tan The Megaphone is proud to introduce its new chapter in Metro Manila, Philippines, founded by Nicole Tan. This new chapter expands…
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Emirates Airline
Author: L. Mohamed, Dubai Chapter Emirates Airline is a world renowned and recognized International carrier based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded…
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UAE Tour Women 2026
Author: L. Mohamed, Dubai Chapter The UAE Tour Women is set to occur between February 5th and February 8th this year. It is a…
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Dubai’s First Autonomous RT6 Taxis
Author: Lamar M. Awad On February 6th, Dubai formally launched the operational phase of RT6 taxi vehicles. The launch of these AI-powered autonomous cars…
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Interview with Behavioral Technician at Healthy Minds
Author: Hamza El Baraky Today, I am joined by a behavioral technician working at Health Minds, to discuss everything: from tips to daily routines,…
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Student Spotlight Series: SpeakLit
Authors: Grace Li and Vrinda Iyengar We’re pleased to have interviewed SpeakLit for this installment of our Student Spotlight Series, where we discussed their…
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Student Spotlight Series: HealthReach Inc
Author: Grace Li I’m pleased to announce our next installment of our Student Spotlight Series, with HealthReach Inc! In this interview, we discuss health…
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Student Spotlight Series: WE_Society
Author: Grace Li I’m excited to share this interview with WE_Society, or Women Empowerment Society, in this installment of our Student Spotlight Series, where…
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Student Spotlight Series: Little Lab Coats
Author: Grace Li and Vrinda Iyengar I had the pleasure of interviewing Little Lab Coats as part of our Student Spotlight Series! We are…
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Student Spotlight Series: Athenian EmpowHer
Authors: Grace Li and Vrinda Iyengar I had the pleasure of interviewing Athenian EmpowHer in this installment of our Student Spotlight Series. We are…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Evergreen Village Duck Pond
Author: B. Huang A serene pond I visited while meeting my friend, I was awe of the breathtaking view I was met with, and…
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The Bay Area in Photos: Graffiti
Author: B. Huang Graffiti is illegal. But is it art or a crime? I believe that it is both, and that graffiti is important.…
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