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Tiffany Goes to Trenton
cSw staffer Tiffany Zhou has been accepted as an intern for NJ Assemblyman Dan Benson. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee, has a STEM education in physics, and has sponsored several STEM-related bills. Her work will mostly focus on reviewing STEM policy to help the Assemblyman work on new bills.
Rest Easy: NJ Professor Makes Sleep Apnea Breakthroughs
In order to gain more information about sleep apnea, Dr. Neubauer uses mice as animal models, controlling the amount of oxygen they intake to induce localized hypoxia, or areas of low oxygen. Through this process, she found that the enzyme heme oxygenase, which can sense and alert the body of low oxygen areas, is induced by hypoxia only in the pacemaker areas. This enzyme will help scientists understand the effects of sleep apnea, because it can be specifically targeted to identify how key signals change during hypoxic conditions.
Achievements of Multi-Talented cSw Staffer
Wendy Wu, cSw author/editor, was recently selected to be part of the Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots National Youth Leadership Council. The Roots and Shoots National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), a program of the Jane Goodall Institute USA (JGI), is made up of a passionate group of young people from around the United States who are dedicated to making positive change happen in their communities--for people, animals, and the environment.
Apply to cSw!
curiousSCIENCEwriters announces the 2016-17 application period... Feb 15-Mar 21, 2016. We are recruiting 30 curious and creative students for the 2016-17 program: 20 writers, 5 editors (preference given to experienced cSw writers) and 5 graphic designers. Current cSw staffers are encouraged to apply for the coming year.
Summer Leadership Program Offered by Non-profit that Supports Cancer Research
cSw is pleased to share a summer opportunity for current 10th/11th grade students to participate in a FREE week-long leadership development program sponsored by Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. This year, the overnight “camp” will be held at Villanova University from Monday, July 25th – Thursday, July 28th, 2016. Applications are due by March 30, 2016.
A Way to the Heart with Polymers
Inspire, innovate, and invent. Dr. Kathryn Uhrich, a researcher from Rutgers University does just that through her groundbreaking work with polymers, including a novel polymer-based cardiac stent. Coronary stents offer an essential treatment for deadly coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of death in America. This new stent may help the millions of people living with CAD.
Conquering Chronic Pain with Tarantula Venom
Pain is a universal sensation that is transmitted through the nerves by a series of signals to the brain. For people with chronic pain disorders like fibromyalgia, the pain persists and can strip them of their well-being, productivity, and quality of life. It is estimated that 100 million adults are affected by chronic pain.
Passionate Poet Receives National Recognition
In October, cSw author/editor Eileen Huang had the honor of being appointed as the Northeast National Student Poet in the Class of 2015. The National Student Poets Program is the nation’s highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. It reflects the national imprimatur of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and its honorary chair, First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as the Administration’s commitment to arts and humanities education.
We are curiousSCIENCEwriters
Since we have changed our name from curiousYOUNGwriters to curiousSCIENCEwriters, you may be asking “What’s new?” Quite a bit, actually. We are training student editors to help our writers move beyond jargon and complex scientific concepts to produce stories that get the science right and capture the personality of scientists involved ground-breaking research.
Good Advice
Carl Zimmer is a columnist for the New York Times and the author of 13 books. His “Note to Beginning Science Writers" elicited many enthusiastic responses, each of which contains note-worthy gems for our curious young writers.