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The following submission won the written portion of the Leara Scholarship. YEONGSEO SON — In the western world and more developed countries, tuberculosis (TB) is rarely in the headlines. It’s

TAYLOR JORDAN – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been focusing on the immediate implications of COVID-19 such as hospital overflows and shutdowns. However, as we are coming up on

RUCHI SHAH – Our body is constantly trying to maintain a happy medium called homeostasis. In particular, it utilizes a hormone called insulin to maintain a homeostatic blood sugar level

J. EDWARD SOLOVEI – We have all heard the phrase “You don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone.” This declaration, while simple, is often truer than we realize. There

SRINIDHI VANGALA – In recent years, there has been an improvement in awareness of mental health as people have been working to de-stigmatize issues pertaining to mental health. Many people

MEDHINI RAMESH – Anxiety is among the most common mental health issues that dominates the college atmosphere. To combat the overwhelming amount of stresses that arise during this transition phase

 An investigation of mental health in America and other countries  ELIZABETH CONNER – As many know, mental health is an issue that floods media, policy and consumer culture daily in