No More Free Kelp in Northern California
But none of us alive today will probably ever know the ultimate fate of our world. Our efforts are all we have.
- Oct 4
- 8 min
Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?
That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.
- Oct 1
- 7 min
443 Days Later, This Postdoc Gets To See Her Daughter and Go Back to Her Lab
She ate breakfast as her husband prepared dinner on the other end of the line, on the other end of the day, on the other end of the world.
- Sep 17
- 4 min
What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology
The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.
- Sep 5
- 12 min
I Designed My Own Curriculum for College. Here’s How My Experience Can Help Fight Climate Change.
I feel like I slipped out the back door one night and never returned home.
- Aug 31
- 3 min
"Your Peers Really Celebrate Your Successes, Even if They Just Met You!"
This was an incredibly dense crash course into science journalism and seems to have successfully prepared me for a future in it.
- Aug 9
- 6 min
"I Seem To Keep Falling Into Journalism Full of Controversy... But I Love It!"
At the same time, this work is still the most fulfilling I’ve ever had, and I am confident in my choice to continue a journalism career.
- Jul 16
- 6 min
“If You Are Here, You Are Good Enough.”
Almost teared up when one past fellow said “if you are here, you are good enough.” Recovering from academitis where it seldom felt that way.
- Jul 11
- 7 min
"When Will I Ever Feel Like I Rightfully Belong?"
Maybe I would thrive in a traditional newsroom. Who knows? But right now, I believe TCUS is the right place for me.
- Jul 4
- 9 min
Tennis for More Than Two
Who gets to benefit from the modest improvements and radical reimaginations of gaming that so many now rely on for community and sanity?