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Best AI-Assisted Creation in Environmental Science

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Photorespiration – When Rubisco Fixes Oxygen Instead of Carbon Dioxide
Angelica Cue-Leon
Carbon Cycle
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The Carbon Cycle: A Global Journey
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CAM Pathway
Janet Ojinnaka
Calvin Cycle
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Calvin Cycle: Life’s Crucial Process
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C4 Photosynthetic Process
David Leavitt
How humans are changing the Nitrogen Cycle
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Anthropocene: How Humans Are Changing the Nitrogen Cycle
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Best Infographic in Biology

Statistical Methods in Forensic Science
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Statistical Methods In Forensic Science
Magdalena Saad
What are food Additives
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What are Food Additives
Kylee Smith
Eat for your mind (1600 x 2000 px)
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Eat For Your Brain
Isabella Cantrell
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Artificial Appetites: The Additive Effect of Modern Eating
Gabriel Gomez
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The Misconception About Contraception: How Statistics on Birth Control Effectiveness Can Mislead
Kennedy Kuchta
GMOs Past, Present, and Future
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GMOs – Past, Present, and Future
Emma Welsch

Best in American Studies

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The World Created by Film Genius John Hughes
Mariana Reyes
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The Night Everything Changed: The Menendez Brother’s Case
Isabella Manion
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The Mind of the First World War’s “Peacemaker”
Evin Walsh
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The Immortal Injustice: Henrietta Lacks, Medical Exploitation, and Scientific Progress
Olivia Keith
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George Stinney Jr.: the 10-minute sentencing
Micaella Sanchez
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Elfego Baca: The Man With Nine Lives
Alex Garcia

Best Listicle

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Anxiety Survival Guide: Four Ways to Help Overcome Panic Attacks
Christiana Bowden
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Behind the Lens: The Art of Setting Up a Shoot
Sydney Elizondo
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5 Realities of the Sports Media Industry
Raul Calderon
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7 Essential Tips for International Students in the U.S.
Libby Kilbride
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Food as artifact: Oyster Bake and the Ways in which Food ‘Consumes’ our Existence
Malcolm Summers
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The Longest Planks on Record
Aidan Omeara

Best AI-Assisted Creation in Political History

J_Cardona - A Conversation with Al Capone
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Devil’s Advocate: A Conversation with Al Capone
Jackelin Cardona
M_Ayala - History Exposed - An Interview with Herbert Hoover
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History Exposed – An Interview with Herbert Hoover
Meadow Ayala
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Echoes of Infamy
Micaella Sanchez
Sierra - Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Aamori Sierra
Alvarez Rivero - Thirteen Days
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Thirteen Days
Pedro Alvarez Rivero
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Dream of 1993: The Oslo Accords
Jesse Turnquist

Best Infographic in Bioinformatics

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Genetic Predispositions On Cardiovascular Disease
Gabriela Banda
FALSE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES
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False Positives and Negatives: The Danger of Skin Cancer Screening
Michele Oyarzabal
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Fat or Fiction?: The Misleading Statistics and Debate Behind the Lipid Hypothesis
Amy Torres
Falsified Research is More Common Than You Think (3)
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When Science Lies: Fraudulent Medical Research in Anesthesia Exposed
Jadyn Abrego
Statistics - the Key to Research Final Draft
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Statistics: the Key to Research
Analisa Lott
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Organ-on-a-Chip – Revolutionizing Drug Testing and Statistical Analysis
Van Nguyen

Best Publication in Linguistics

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La relación entre la lingüística y la dislexia
Julisa Vega
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One Language, Many Voices: The Diverse World of Arabic Dialects
Jesse Turnquist
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Wesh avec l’avenir du français?
Alanna Hernandez
Southern Cameroons Nationalist Are Moving Forward.
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Lost Voices, Silent Exodus: The Human Cost of Cameroon’s English Language Crisis
Emily Norwood
"She's such a slut!" Sexist Slurs and How Some Words are Specifically Derogatory Towards Women
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“She’s such a slut!” Sexist Slurs and How Some Words are Specifically Derogatory Towards Women
Alyssa Homsy
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Del mar a la sierra, ¿Andalucía en América?
Maurissio Gonzalez

Best Infographic in Forensic Science

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Forensic Entomology: How Insects Help Solve Crimes Under the Microscope
Zoey Drexler
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Yuck to Gunk? How Dirt Under Your Nail Can Solve a Case
Chiara Angelyn Maldonado
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Unveiling the Truth: How Microscopy Revolutionized Forensic Document Examination
Sophia Torres-Vasquez
Purple Doodle Creative Scientific Method Infographic
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Puff Puff Pass The Microscope: An Analysis of Drugs Under the Microscope
Nya Millender
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Photomicrography: History and Forensic Applications
Emma Welsch
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Ink: When the Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Neomi Gutierrez

Best AI-Assisted Creation in Biology

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Cell Culture Technique
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Pipetting Featured Image
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Pipetting Techniques Guide
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qRTPCR Featured Image
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qRTPCR Technique Overview
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Understanding IC50 Values and Their Analysis Using GraphPad
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From Cells to Complexity: The Evolutionary Leap To Multicellularity
April Martinez
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The Egg to Embryo: The Hierarchical Control of Drosophila Development through Key Morphogens
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Best Infographic in African Politics

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Jomo Kenyatta: Painting A Vision For Kenya
Sunny Ngethe
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Egypt: Can An Innocent Tipping Culture Fuel Corruption?
Kimberly Paredes
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Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Algeria
Mia Ramirez
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Madagascar: Unique Biodiversity, A Global Treasure at Risk
Karicia Gallegos
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Healing Power: Rwanda’s Transformational Journey
Bella Gutierrez
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Morocco: A Kingdom’s Rise to Leaders in Renewable Energy
Jesse Turnquist

Best AI-Assisted Creation in American Studies

I_Suarez - Rosa Parks
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Voice of Change: A Conversation with Rosa Parks
Isabel Suarez
M_Hinojosa - Vote for Her
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Vote for Her
Madison Hinojosa
C_Rodriguez - The Champs Corner
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The Champ’s Corner – Interview with the Champ – Muhammad Ali
Carlos Rodriguez
Ortiz - Swinging Through the Twenties
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Swinging Through the Twenties
Anastasia Ortiz
Kruck - The Longest Day
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The Longest Day
Jack Kruck
Garcia - Still We Stand
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Still We Stand
Alex Garcia

Best Infographic in Public Health

Copy of (1) How Data Manipulation Increased Skepticism Towards Vaccines
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How Data Manipulation Increased Skepticism Towards Vaccines
Victoria Sanchez
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Story of the Fraudulent Study
Tristan Moreno
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THE HEALTH RISK OF FAST FOOD
Jose Martinez
NEW_Condom Use and HPV Infographic (1700 x 2000 px) (1)
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Teaching Love for the Glove: How Biases Inform Scientific Errors in Contraceptive and STI Education
Angela Calderon
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Kickstarting a Healthy Life: Nutritional Needs for Infants
Alyssa Koehl
Wake Up to the Truth Coffee & Misleading Data (800 x 2200 px) (800 x 2300 px) (800 x 2200 px)
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Wake Up to the Truth: Coffee and Misleading Data
Graidyn Bowe

Best Journalistic Explanatory

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Stuff of Life: Will Water Scarcity Force Egypt to Reimagine its Politics?
Sarah Etter
Fallout from Boko Haram violence fastest growing crisis in Africa, warns UN relief official Africa
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Ending Terror in Nigeria? The Enduring Threat of Boko Haram
Sabrina Arguello
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1948 Ethnic Cleansing
Feras Rabee
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The Immortal Injustice: Henrietta Lacks, Medical Exploitation, and Scientific Progress
Olivia Keith
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Netanyahu’s 2020 West Bank Annexation Plans: Politics, Consequences, and the New Rise of Annexation in 2025
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Desert, Nature, Sahara
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Smoldering Sands: Western Sahara’s Forgotten Struggle Under Morocco’s Enduring Grip
Daniel Foxx

Best Academic Explanatory

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Libya in 2025: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark?
Ruben Garcia
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Intimate Partner Violence in the Latino Community
Emilee Pesina
Southern Cameroons Nationalist Are Moving Forward.
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Lost Voices, Silent Exodus: The Human Cost of Cameroon’s English Language Crisis
Emily Norwood
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When Gold, Coffee, and Cocoa Cannot Suffice: Ghana’s Complex Security Challenges
Lachie Bofinger
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Ethiopia: Heart of the Horn of Africa
Elena Petrova
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Lifting the Veil Off The Seychelles
Cynthia Brehm

Best Descriptive Article

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The 1932 German Elections: How Hitler Came to Be Chancellor of Germany
Carlos Flores
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Measles? No, Mr. President, I said they have missiles!: The Kennedys and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Pedro Alvarez Rivero
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The Silent Savior: A Leper’s Battle to Save the Philippines
Franchesca Tinacba
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The Night Everything Changed: The Menendez Brother’s Case
Isabella Manion
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Lights, Camera, Escape: The CIA’s Daring Rescue
Aamori Sierra
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Elfego Baca: The Man With Nine Lives
Alex Garcia

Our AI-Assisted Creations

I_Suarez - Rosa Parks
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Voice of Change: A Conversation with Rosa Parks
Isabel Suarez
M_Hinojosa - Vote for Her
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Vote for Her
Madison Hinojosa
Keith - Hermann Goering
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The Echoes of History Podcast – An Interview with Hermann Goering
Olivia Keith
J_Cardona - A Conversation with Al Capone
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Devil’s Advocate: A Conversation with Al Capone
Jackelin Cardona
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Cell Culture Technique
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Pipetting Techniques Guide
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Our Latest Publications

Humanities

Save Money on Software as You Finish Your Degree

by D'vaughn Duran

Libya in 2025: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark?

by Ruben Garcia

Anxiety Survival Guide: Four Ways to Help Overcome Panic Attacks

by Christiana Bowden

Behind the Lens: The Art of Setting Up a Shoot

by Sydney Elizondo

Voice of Change: A Conversation with Rosa Parks

by Isabel Suarez

Vote for Her

by Madison Hinojosa

Social Sciences

From Stolen to Blended Wisdom: Mandela’s Ubuntu Spirit Integrated South Africa With Its Nature

by Ixchel Mireles

Zimbabwe: A Journey Through Nature, Culture, and Devotion

by Carollann Serafin

Namibia: “Unity, Liberty, Justice!”

by Cris Saldana

Stuff of Life: Will Water Scarcity Force Egypt to Reimagine its Politics?

by Sarah Etter

Libya in 2025: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark?

by Ruben Garcia

Ending Terror in Nigeria? The Enduring Threat of Boko Haram

by Sabrina Arguello
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Save Money on Software as You Finish Your Degree

D'vaughn Duran

 

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From Stolen to Blended Wisdom: Mandela’s Ubuntu Spirit Integrated South Africa With Its Nature

Ixchel Mireles

 

04/22/2025
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Zimbabwe: A Journey Through Nature, Culture, and Devotion

Carollann Serafin

 

04/22/2025
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Namibia: “Unity, Liberty, Justice!”

Cris Saldana

 

04/22/2025
Pink and Blue Collage Scrapbook Data Infographic

Genetic Predispositions On Cardiovascular Disease

Gabriela Banda

 

04/16/2025
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Libya in 2025: A Tinderbox Waiting for a Spark?

Ruben Garcia

 

04/13/2025

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Sciences

Save Money on Software as You Finish Your Degree

by D'vaughn Duran

Genetic Predispositions On Cardiovascular Disease

by Gabriela Banda

Unlocking Clues in Fibers: Forensic Science Microscopy

by Magdalena Saad

Cell Culture Technique

by admin

Pipetting Techniques Guide

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qRTPCR Technique Overview

by admin

Business

Save Money on Software as You Finish Your Degree

by D'vaughn Duran

The Making of a Killer: Socioeconomic Factors 101?

by Chelsy Tinacba

The Blueprint to Success: Proven Habits of Top Entrepreneurs to Achieve Your Own Goals

by Julianna Zamora

Clarence Birdseye’s Desire To Freeze:His Partnership with Majorie Merriweather Post

by Aidan Omeara

Career start at the Big 4 – Curse or Blessing?

by Gero Wolters

TikTok Made Me Buy It: A Comparative Analysis of User-Generated Content and Brand Curated Advertisements on User Engagement and Perception

by Gabriella Sauceda

Our Trending Publications

The History of Artificial Intelligence (1950-2000)

by Antonio Vega
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The Times of Elvis Presley

by Mya Barrera
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United States vs. Soviet Union in the Race to the Moon

by Isabel Gerwig
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The Scientific History of Forensics

by Laila Sosa
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Beyond the Barrio: Mexican Americans and Legal Empowerment in the Southwest

by Isaiah Chavez
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Battles of World War 2 Timeline

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Our Catholic Heritage

Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms: “Reformation Unleashed”

by Ava Vazquez
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The Roses of Guadalupe: Juan Diego’s Divine Encounter

by Valeria Garcia
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Queen Mary Tudor: England’s Road to Catholicism

by Julianne Pena
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The Spirit at St. Mary’s

by Natiebe Nanda
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Marquis de Pombal: Architect for the Portuguese Expulsion of the Jesuits

by Barbara Ortiz
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La Virgin de la Caridad del Cobre: The Protectress of Cuba

by Lauren Deleon
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Award-Winning Publications

DNA Manipulation Genetic Engineering
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The Ethics Surrounding the Genetic Modification of Animals
Francisco Garcia
The Art of Visual Storytelling: How Film and Design Shape Our Emotions and Culture
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The Art of Visual Storytelling: How Film and Design Shape Our Emotions and Culture
Mariana Chamorro
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Forrest Gump: Running through Life with Kindness and Adaptability
Danielle Villanueva
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Genetic Privacy: Risks, Protections, and Ethical Considerations
Marian Hernandez Fernandez
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Understanding GMOs: Myths, Facts, and Benefits
Angelica Garcia
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Want holes in your Lungs? Come on down to Vape Town!
Nya Millender
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Gen Z Lawyer? JUSTICE WITH A TWIST
Emilio Orona
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Lock him up and throw away the key: How one man’s protest led to a revolution
Julia Camacho
Samuel Morse Creating Morse Code
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Dots, Dashes, and Discovery: Samuel Morse’s Invention of Communication
Taylor Wilczek
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Keep Your Hands Off My DNA! – The Importance of Ethical Genomic Research in Foreign Countries
Franchesca Tinacba
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Torn Apart
Pedro Alvarez Rivero
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The South’s Worst Nightmare: John Brown and the Fight for Freedom at Harpers Ferry
Sarah Flores-Garza
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The Cyber War Against Women: Exploring Cyber Terrorism’s Role in Perpetuating Gender-Based Violence
Lily Schow
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TikTok Made Me Buy It: A Comparative Analysis of User-Generated Content and Brand Curated Advertisements on User Engagement and Perception
Gabriella Sauceda
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Picking Up The Pieces: Beirut Hits Rock Bottom
Naya Harb

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Our Newest Category: Timelines

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Operation Dynamo
Dylan Andrews
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The Great War (1914-1918)
Parks Goodwin
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The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany: A Chronicle of War, Politics, and Consequences
Landon Lestourgeon
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The Evolution of U.S. Military Aircraft
Luis Ramirez
Alfaro Castro WWII timeline
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Battles of World War 2 Timeline
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Rolirad Tank Timeline
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Tanks Changed the Art of Modern Warfare (1903-1991)
Austin Rolirad
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The History Behind the Medicine We Know Today
Olivia Shook
Uhlig Nuclear Timeline
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The History of Nuclear Technological Development
Andres Uhlig
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The History of Artificial Intelligence (1950-2000)
Antonio Vega
Chavez Beyond the Barrio
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Beyond the Barrio: Mexican Americans and Legal Empowerment in the Southwest
Isaiah Chavez
Barrera Elvis timeline
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The Times of Elvis Presley
Mya Barrera
Sosa Forensics
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The Scientific History of Forensics
Laila Sosa
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The Life of Francisco Franco
Elisa Rodriguez
Gerwig Space Race timeline
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United States vs. Soviet Union in the Race to the Moon
Isabel Gerwig