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Your New Favorite Number: Part 3
Cover Image: Lilly Guilbeault, April 2026 By: Flore Devernay, Contributing Writer In 1608, Peter Roth published Arithmetica Philosophica, where he proved that a polynomial equation of degree n has n real roots. For example, y=x3 (shown below) has 3 roots. This means there are three values that, when plugged in for x, in y=x3, result…
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MSURJ Author Profiles 2026
Want to meet the undergraduates behind the upcoming MSURJ issue? Check out the profiles below…
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Your new favorite number: Part 2
Cover Image: Lilly Guilbeault, March 2026 By: Flore Devernay, Contributing Writer We’ve all had to endure the excruciatingly painful task of “small talk” that occurs in casual conversation. Don’t be fooled! The talk may be small but it by no means is an easy task… mentally at least. Thankfully, there is a way to make…
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Back from the dead: The science of de-extinction
Cover Image: Brianna Fasoli, March 2026 By: Becca Carballal, Contributing Writer The possibility of bringing extinct animals back from the dead has captured the imaginations of science fiction enthusiasts for decades. Yet even though it may seem that the Jurassic Park franchise provided us with a more-than-fair warning about what the realization of this technology…
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Miracle in a minute
Cover Image: Linnea Chassort, January 2026 By: Parmida Talebi, Contributing Writer The skincare industry thrives on dreams. Dreams that acne can vanish overnight, that dull skin can be transformed into glass-like radiance, that youth can be captured in a bottle. Marketing for these products often leans on scientific-sounding language, drawing consumers in, while exaggerating the…
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