A Sip to Change the World (Part 1) By: Arham Jain Introduction Be it a cliché Valentine’s dinner, pulling an all-nighter for an important exam or a toast to the new year, no occasion is complete without the addition...
“Students are the catalyst that drives change”: An Interview with Nathan Ahlgrim at GFI (Part 2) Interviewed by: Maggie Xue Highlights: The alternative Protein project focus on university student because universities are also the engines of research where students...
“That’s one small step for lab-grown meat, one giant leap for mankind” Lab-grown meat receives clearance from FDA. By: Wanxin “Maggie” Xu November 16, 2022, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lab-grown meat products by UPSIDE Food after...
“Cornier” Than a Dad Joke Don’t Miss out on Halloween’s Tastiest Treat By: Ciara Danay Gradillas Every year, when fall comes around, I love to make my favorite special treat: popcorn and Chex mix, with my favorite ancient “corny”...
By Cassandra Maya Big leaps from tiny creatures Nine years after the Food and Agriculture Organization’s catalytic edible insect report [1], interest remains high. In fact, a recent report projected that the edible insect industry to be worth...
By Karin Cho This is part 2 of the brunost series. If you are interested in learning about alternative uses for whey or the history of brunost, click this link for part 1. Brunost is a Norwegian brown...
By Hafida Mazoud The Amazon tropical rainforest continues to amaze us with its wonders, most notably an indigenous plant known as Guayusa, which is gaining popularity in the United States and Europe, particularly among those seeking natural energy-boosting...
By Cassandra Maya As another year of COVID holidays approaches, I find myself nostalgic. When I was in high school, we would crowd the outside of the local strip mall and take our weeks’ worth of change to...
By Emanueli Backes Even though cannabis cultivation, sale, and recreational use are prohibited or restricted by most countries, it seems like it is everywhere (and that is because it is). In the current century, the legalized medicinal and...
By Cassandra Maya Insects have a bad reputation. Some sting, some ruin our foods, and some even emerge from the depths of the ground every 17 years to scream from the trees. So why are top scientists now...