As I plan ahead for college graduation and graduate school, it is sometimes easy to get carried away and wish for things to be easier and different. Sometimes I just don’t want to be in any more science classes, but I know that success in medical school or graduate school depends on me going back and...

Recent findings at the University of Virginia’s department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have caused increased scrutiny of current alternative energy procurement processes concerning algae. Exxon Mobile’s $600 million investment for the research and development of biofuel in addition to...

They say in Texas, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes and it will change.”  With days that range from 30 degrees to 80 degrees in the winter months, I may have my heat running at full force on a Monday, and then the air conditioner blasting by Friday; but how does this rapidly changing...

Sceletium tortuosum is a plant native to South Africa that has been used for a few hundred years with a variety of purposes. Also known as Kanna, Channa, and Kougoed, the plant has been known to enhance mood, reduce anxiety, relax the user, and even cause euphoria when taken in large amounts. The plant,...

Ever since I was a child, I have always considered the city of Chicago as my home away from home.  Although I was born and raised in Houston, my Aunt lives in the windy city and I have been lucky enough to be able to visit her and my cousins at least a few times every year. After my brother graduated...