Dr. Maral Tajerian and Dr. Sebastian Alvarado are a power couple, if there ever was one. They received a grant to do their lab on neuroplasticity at Queens College and are conducting groundbreaking research here. This isn’t the first project they’ve worked on together either; their interest in pop culture and video games led them to co-found Thwacke!, a consulting firm that helps the entertainment industry develop plausible fictional science. This scientific plausibility can help foster interest in STEM fields; Tajerian believes,“It helps suspend disbelief and often serves as a source for inspiration for writers, artists and designers.” Alvarado credits “comic books and 90s cartoons” for sparking his interest in…
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Social science journal starts at QC
Students now have an opportunity to submit research papers to a new, online academic journal called Social Science Quarterly. Editor-in-Chief Madel Beaudouin, a senior majoring in political economics, created this academic journal. “I started this journal because undergraduate students need to get their academic work published,” Beaudouin said. “This is a response to how competitive graduate school is.” The journal released its Volume 1, Issue 1 on March 1. Students need to submit a paper that is under 2,000 words. Papers do not need to focus on research as interviews and analyses are also accepted. Two issues come out per semester. The editors on the board decide what stories to choose…
