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Best of Scientific Breakthroughs | The Daily Nexus

A look back on notable scientific happenings and achievements at UCSB during the 2024-25 school year.
Black bear on campus
By Jesse Chamberlain
On April 15, a furry visitor came to UC Santa Barbara but it wasn’t here for a tour. 
A black bear was first spotted meandering near West Campus, and shortly thereafter, near the bus loop. It was here that it managed to scurry up a tree just shy of Kerr Hall. This adventure seems like something out of a cartoon — a bear taking a beach vacation. However,...
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Simply Stated: Do you need high-protein everything? | The Daily Nexus

On a regular grocery shopping trip, I am greeted by high-protein everything. High-protein milk, high-protein ice cream and high-protein … water? And, admittedly, if I’m not playing the role of a marketing-conscious consumer, high-protein ice cream gets a double take. In fact, maybe that extra protein somehow negates its otherwise undesirable nutritional makeup.
America’s obsession with protein is not new. But the International Food Information Council’s 2024 Food & Health Survey suggests that th...
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Simply Stated: What are the effects of performance-enhancing drugs on an athlete’s body? | The Daily Nexus

Chinese Olympic swimmer Pan Zhanle was the subject of doping accusations at the 2024 Paris Olympics after he secured his team a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle event, shattering the world record in a dominant finish that surpassed Australia’s silver medalist by 1.08 seconds. Pan subsequently denied those allegations, saying that he passed all 21 doping tests administered in the few months before the games. 
Like virtually all of its kind that precede it, the 2024 Summer Olympics has been r...

About Me

Since my teen years pursuing community service  as an interpreter for a Korean congregation, the gratification of successful communication has never been lost on me. When there is no shared tongue, no communication is a given. A degree in biology and research in a neurobiology lab has taught me that science is similar; science is conducted in a language that is foreign to the layperson. Now, I'm reliving my Korean-interpreter days as I find gratification in translating the language of science to transform how people perceive and interact with science in their lives.