STEMPowerment Blogs

By Aiman Altaf Reading a research paper is an essential skill in high school and university, as it is required for many classes and independent research. Properly interpreting and deeply understanding a research paper takes a lot of practice, so we have compiled some...

By Freeha Anjum Growing up, many of us are told to “do something worthwhile” by going into STEM. In school, we rarely hear of people who want to pursue English or social studies in university, and we have many opportunities related to STEM that we love to pursue. But...

By Aiman Altaf Looking back at 2020, we realize that much of the science news was saturated with stories about COVID-19. We decided to review some of the biggest scientific achievements, discoveries, and news stories throughout 2020 that don’t have to do with the...

By Freeha Anjum If you’re a student in STEM, you’ve likely read about the best ways to take notes, or maybe you’ve looked into active recall as well - but there are lots of factors that go into studying, and I doubt you’ve ever had them all laid out for you in one...

By Freeha Anjum If you’re a student in STEM, you’ve likely read about the best ways to take notes, or maybe you’ve looked into active recall as well – but there are lots of factors that go into studying, and I doubt you’ve ever had them all laid out for you in one...

By Freeha Anjum Interviews are a very important part of most application processes - a resume can tell you about a person’s background and experiences at a surface level, essays give you more context to how the person thinks and how they learn from their experiences,...

By Aiman Altaf With clinical trials of leading COVID-19 vaccine contenders coming to a close and an increasing number of countries approving vaccines for widespread use, there are various concerns about these vaccines, and what life will look like after a significant...

By Aiman Altaf With the COVID-19 pandemic devastating the world, everybody has been awaiting a vaccine for some time. Recently, news outlets have been flooded with the progress of various vaccine manufacturers. To make getting information a little easier, we have...