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Eli Chen: My Brain Out of Love

October 6, 2017

When science journalist Eli Chen begins to have doubts in her relationship, she tries to control her feelings using neuroscience.

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In Neuroscience Tags Eli Chen, journalism, neuroscience, relationships, breakup

Janina Scarlet: My Superhero Origin Story

September 29, 2017

Chernobyl survivor Janina Scarlet flees the Soviet Union with her family as a child, only to find new challenges in America.

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In Health and Medicine, Social Sciences Tags Janina Scarlet, Chernobyl, Ukraine, immigration, radiation

Maryam Zaringhalam: My Parents' American Dream

September 29, 2017

Biologist Maryam Zaringhalam is visiting her family's home country of Iran when the travel ban goes into effect in January 2017.

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Tags immigration, family, Iran, Maryam Zaringhalam

Tracey Segarra: My Baby's Heart

September 22, 2017

Tracey Segarra must choose a surgeon when her baby is born with a dangerous heart problem.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Tracey Segarra, motherhood, medicine, surgery

Heather Abbott-Lyon: My Two-Body Problem

September 22, 2017

Heather Abbott-Lyon falls in love with another physical chemist, but can they solve the two-body problem?

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In Chemistry Tags academia, chemistry, two-body problem, relationships, love, Heather Abbott-Lyon

Veronica Ades: Motherhood

September 8, 2017

OB-GYN Veronica Ades tries to save a pregnant woman’s life in South Sudan, while struggling with her own feelings about motherhood.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Doctors Without Borders, Veronica Ades, South Sudan, doctor, medicine, gynecology, pregnancy, motherhood

Devon Collins: What the World Imagines for You

September 8, 2017

After a thoughtless remark from a colleague, neuroscientist Devon Collins reflects on the way racism has impacted his life and science.

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In Neuroscience Tags Devon Collins, Black in STEM, race, neuroscience, academia

Thom & Skylar Young-Bayer: The Captain Is Always Right

September 8, 2017

Marine biologist Skylar Bayer and first mate Thom Young find love on a boat.

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In Marine Biology Tags love, relationships, ship, ocean, Thom Young-Bayer, Skylar Young-Bayer, couple, pair stories

Lindzi Wessel: A Herpes Love Story

September 8, 2017

Nothing can come between Lindzi Wessel and her new boyfriend, David -- except maybe herpes.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Linzi Wessel, love, herpes, STDs, journalism, relationships

Kinari Webb: Tearing Down the Wall

September 1, 2017

Kinari Webb’s philosophy as a scientist is shaped by her experience of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a teenager.

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Tags Kinari Webb, politics, progress, Berlin wall

Nadia Singh: All the Other Moms

September 1, 2017

Nadia Singh decides she doesn’t want children, believing it will detract from her scientific career, but then her husband issues an ultimatum.

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In Biology Tags Nadia Singh, motherhood, family, marriage, academia, career, NC State

Latasha Wright: Stay on the Boat

August 25, 2017

Biologist Latasha Wright is forced to confront her fear of the ocean when she visits the coral reef she's been studying.

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In Marine Biology Tags Latasha Wright, ocean, boat, education

Jeff Braden: Raising Chimpanzees Like Children

August 25, 2017

While working as a schoolteacher, Jeff Braden gets a phone call out of the blue from a renowned chimpanzee expert.

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In Biology, Psychology Tags Jeff Braden, animals, chimpanzee, language, NC State

Rashawn Ray: It Could Have Been Me

August 18, 2017

Rashawn Ray’s trajectory as a sociologist is forever changed by the murder of Philando Castile.

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In Social Sciences Tags Rashawn Ray, Black in STEM, Black lives matter, gun violence, police shootings, sociology

Marcelo Ardón Sayao: Hope When Hope Was Hard to Find

August 18, 2017

Ecologist Marcelo Ardón Sayao turns to both science and religion when his wife is diagnosed with cancer.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Marcelo Ardón Sayao, religion, faith, cancer, NC State

Gifford Wong: A Half-Ton Fish-Eating Machine With Teeth

August 11, 2017

In Antarctica, scientist Gifford Wong attempts to save a seal that has gone into “dive mode.”

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In Marine Biology, Biology Tags animals, Gifford Wong, Antarctica, Weddell seal, arctic, field work

Ed Yong: Ed vs. the Flatulent Rhino

August 11, 2017

Science writer Ed Yong is confronted by a flatulent rhino while on safari.

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In Ecology Tags Ed Yong, safari, South Africa, rhino, journalism

Maureen Boyle: The Right Words

August 4, 2017

Neuroscientist Maureen Boyle's relationship with her sister, who struggles with drug addiction, becomes even more complicated when she begins working on drug policy.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine Tags Maureen Boyle, addiction, neuroscience, research, policy, family, sisters

Ken Haller: My People in the Time of Plague

August 4, 2017

As a pediatrician in the 1980s, Ken Haller comes across a disturbing X-ray.

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In Health and Medicine Tags medicine, epidemic, AIDS, doctor, relationships, LGBT in STEM, Ken Haller

Neer Asherie & Deborah Berebichez: My Second Love, After Physics

July 28, 2017

Two physicists, Neer Asherie and Deborah Berebichez, find love after thirteen years.

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In Physics Tags physics, Neer Asherie, Deborah Berebichez, love, college, grad school, two-body problem, couple, pair stories
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