resources for TSOA members
Here are some great online resources that will help you learn about all the different topics within STEM!
Fact-based COVID-19 Resources:
- https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3206
- Informative article describing how airborne transmission of COVID-19 really works
- https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/not-wearing-masks-protect-against-coronavirus-big-mistake-top-chinese-scientist-says
- This article details the importance of wearing masks in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31097-7/fulltext
- This scientific paper details how New Zealand defeated COVID-19, and the lessons that can be learned from them in the United States
- https://www.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/news/your-mask-cuts-own-risk-65-percent/
- This scientific study at UC Davis shows how wearing masks reduces your risk of COVID-19 by 65%
- https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/brain-fog-heart-damage-covid-19-s-lingering-problems-alarm-scientists
- An article from Science Magazine shows how the long term impacts of COVID-19 are very alarming and should be treated seriously among all people
- https://news.uthscsa.edu/post-covid-syndrome-severely-damages-childrens-hearts-immense-inflammation-causing-cardiac-blood-vessel-dilation/
- A study from UT Health shows how COVID-19 can still harm children through Post-COVID syndrome which severely damages children’s hearts
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/study-adds-to-evidence-that-odor-sensing-cells-in-the-nose-are-the-key-entry-point-for-sars-cov-2
- Study shows that odor-sensing cells in the nose are the key entry point for COVID-19
- https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2020/covid-19-study-links-strict-social-distancing-to-much-lower-chance-of-infection.html
Resources from our collaborating university programs:
- Rice Office of STEM Engagement:
- https://rstem.rice.edu/student-resources
- This is a great page with resources and STEM challenges to do at home
- https://rstem.rice.edu/summer-seminar-series
- Rice University ran seminars over the summer for students interested in STEM. TSOD/TSOA members were invited
- https://rstem.rice.edu/student-resources
- UCLA Undergraduate Admissions
- Publication Library: http://www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/PDF_Library.htm
- Virtual Presentations & Campus Tours: http://www.admission.ucla.edu/tours.htm
- UCLA Delaware Admission Representative: jwilliams@admission.ucla.edu
- Yale Scientific Magazine
- Flyer for Synapse Scholarship: https://tsoaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Synapse-Scholarship.pdf
- Submission for $200 Synapse Scholarship: TINYURL.COM/SYNAPSESCHOLARSHIP
- TSOA is excited to let you know about another opportunity offered by the Yale Scientific Magazine! “Join Yale University students for this 3-part STEM exploration focusing this year on Breaking Down Barriers in STEM. Activities include lectures, presentations and virtual demonstrations. Also included are sub-panels of experts in the field discussing diversity in STEM, science communication/accessibility, and the use of science in other fields. Join us as we make science “resonate” in New Haven! Registration is required at onha.yale.edu/resonance2020
- We are excited to let you know about The Graduate Scientista Chapter at UD is proud to present the following virtual seminar series for the promotion and retention of women in STEM: Identifying & Overcoming Leaks in the Pipeline: A Four Phase Seminar Series. The series is free and open to all, but attendees must register using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7b4dOjAEEVoJVr-_pTBuQUp_CuuqCx2AnYt0P2573zLGO4A/viewform?usp=sf_link
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Vanderbilt has a recorded College Fair and is linked below for our members. https://myappvu.vanderbilt.edu/register/recordedinfosession.
Virtual VU: https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/visit/
SCIENCE Resources:
- https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/
- Incredible physics explanations
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
- Great and organized coverage of many physics topics
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html
- Provides useful chemistry resources and opportunities
- https://bitesizebio.com/
- Offers many informative biology articles
Technology Resources:
- https://stackoverflow.com/
- Helpful resource for Computer Science students
- https://github.com/
- Great computer science resource for developers
- https://leetcode.com/
- Improves your problem solving skills and will help you with coding interviews
ENGINEERING Resources:
- https://www.engineering.com/
- Up-to-date news on the engineering world and its newest innovations/inventions
- https://www.imeche.org/news
- Provides informative engineering articles, especially for those interested in Mechanical Engineering
Mathematics Resources:
- http://www2.edc.org/makingmath/mathproj.asp
- Offers miscellaneous math information that is not usually taught in school courses
- http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
- Thorough, reliable resource that provides many examples and descriptions of problems, formulas, or proofs you may encounter
- https://www.wolframalpha.com/
- Computational knowledge engine that helps a lot with math problems, and can be used for virtually every STEM subject
General Resources:
- https://arxiv.org/
- Great resource for reading free and up-to-date research in the field you’re interested in
- https://www.nature.com/
- One of the most prestigious journals for research papers. Here, you can read up-to-date research for every part of STEM—especially biology
- https://libretexts.org/
- Free textbooks in every STEM topic
- https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
- Free courses from MIT covering all parts of STEM
- https://www.coursera.org/
- Courses covering every part of STEM
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWpbFLzoYGPfuWUMFPSaoA
- Great YouTube channel covering math, science, technology, and some parts of engineering
- http://www.ilectureonline.com/
- Free lectures on YouTube covering almost every part of STEM