Cartwheeling forward
Throughout the school year, I have learned one thing, and that’s the ability to adapt. This school year has been full of changes for me,…
Teegan Gillich
The doubt and possibility of male-female friendships
It’s an age-old question — “Can men and women ever just be friends?” The popular film When Harry Met Sally… aimed to answer this question….
Why goodbyes hurt — and why we need them
There’s a stillness that comes before a goodbye. A moment suspended in time, where nothing has ended yet, but everything is about to. I never…
Cutting HIV rates, one circumcision at a time
For over four decades, Stephen Moses has been on the frontlines of global health research, weaving a career that spans continents, pandemics and transformational public…
Breast milk as a baby’s first defence
Meghan Azad is a professor of pediatrics and child health at the U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences. She is a research scientist…
Donald Trump ramps up tariff war
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech on April 2 declaring “Liberation Day” for the nation. He intensified global trade policies, which will likely impact…
Breaking up with Grimes
The first time I found myself enraptured by Grimes was on a quiet afternoon in the fall of 2020 — while clicking through my friends-of-friends’…
A glimpse of global health research
Ties Boerma, a professor of global and population health at the U of M, has spent decades researching public health in low-resource settings, with a…
Diving into an immunology career path
Immunologists are research scientists who study and treat diseases related to the immune system. Kent HayGlass is a professor emeritus in the department of immunology…
Glory of the Indian film industry
Let’s be honest, I am a cinephile. Some may say to the point of paranoia. I would like to give a big shout-out to the…