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Do you want to learn more about research opportunities at UCSD? Well, look no further! SQ is hosting an undergraduate research panel to help you find a lab that is the perfect fit for your needs! HTTPS://UCSD.ZOOM.US/J/99870073029

Apply for our Spring Insider writing position where you’ll spend three months writing a piece related to La Jolla Cove before getting published in our Spring Insider magazine! https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfqtTs0j-np0PrPNJ/viewform

Head on over to the Saltman quarterly Instagram page @saltmanquarterly for a chance to win a 25$ target gift card and don't forget to come out to our Fall insider launch party happening today from 4:30 to 7:30 pm at the stage room!

Terminator with a twist? #biologynews This robot uses a piece of a venus flytrap to grab objects. With electrodes in the ‘head’ of the plant, it retained its power to open and close. On January 25, 2021, researchers in Singapore recounted their data in Nature Electronics. Check out this article from Science News below - ... https://www.sciencenews.org//robot-arm-venus-flytrap-can-g See more

Staff Spotlights : Shoutout and congrats to our awesome staff members! We appreciate you and all you do

As we reminisce our pre-COVID days, I'm not sure if the jokes we told about wishing for another plague will be fondly looked back at. Check out Annika So's article on pandemics and how COVID-19 compares to the Black Plague: https://sqonline.ucsd.edu//move-over-covid-meet-the-plague/

Fun Educational Opportunity: Our Community Outreach Committee is holding a series of fun and interactive science workshops called Science Saturdays! Registration link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScIc_x_z2y70icOvh/viewform Registration for a particular workshop date is open until a week before the workshop date. For more info, please consult the flyer below or feel free to visit our website at https://sqonline.ucsd.edu/ or send an email to [email protected]

Saltman Quarterly at UCSD is co-hosting the first National Undergraduate Conference on Scientific Journalism with Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal! We’re bringing together hundreds of student-scientists and 20 undergraduate science research journals to discuss issues relevant to young scientists today. Speakers include: -Dr. Martin Chalfie (2008 Nobel Laureate and Columbia professor) -Carl Zimmer (science columnist for the New York Times), -Amy Ellis Nutt (2011 Pulit...zer Prize winner). Featured events include panels on the Effective Consumption of Research, COVID-19 and the Spread of Scientific Information, and Careers in Scientific Journalism and Communication. This event is open to all students, from all universities across the country, who are interested in science. NUCSJ is happening on November 21st (Today!)! Register at the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-undergraduate-confere

Saltman Quarterly is currently accepting applications for Layout Designers AND for writers for Parasites, our Fall Insider! To apply to be a Layout Editor, please submit your application here: https://forms.gle/EFVCcKPgDv9gSb6u5 Rolling basis, and tentative Deadline is Week 7!... To apply to be a writer for our Fall Insider, please submit a topic pitch regarding Parasites to our SQ email: [email protected] We look forward to reading your applications and pitches, please feel free to email us with any questions!