The Pioneer is the Texas Undergraduate Research Journal’s bi-weekly op-ed. Written and edited by the URJ staff, The Pioneer highlights research from a wide range of disciplines, with a focus on undergraduate experiences.
Audrey DeJong | Assistant Editor The Nobel Prize is arguably the most prestigious award given to revolutionizing figures in the math and sciences, although it is also awarded for achievements
Continue readingThe Nobel Prize: This Year’s 4 Outstanding (Women) Laureates
Sraavya Chintalapati | Assistant Editor More than just the world’s second-most consumed beverage, tea is also ascribed socio-cultural connotations of nature, tranquility, and health by media narratives. On its website,
Natalie Petit | Associate Editor Kombucha: it’s fizzy, sweet, and sour all at once. Some people love it and some people don’t. But what exactly is it and how is
Maha Ikram | Assistant Director of Communications Supernanny — a British reality show — follows “Supernanny” Jo Frost as she helps struggling parents improve their child’s behavior. She stays with
Thomas Dang | Assistant Editor of Natural Science Originally written before the pandemic Two weeks ago, I feasted. Heaping platters of spaghetti stretched out across an elegant mahogany table. Never-ending breadsticks
Stephanie Guo | Assistant Editor of Natural Science Dreams are a phenomenon that has been admired and studied by humans throughout history. The earliest evidence of dream interpretation dates back to
Continue readingOneironauts in Deep Space: The Science of Lucid Dreaming
Ashley Hoffman | Associate Editor of Natural Science Synesthesia is a rather curious condition. While many have not heard of it, looking deeper reveals that synesthesia may be more common
College is a place for experimentation and experience. Juggling classes, jobs, and student organizations, there is no limit to getting involved at UT; and many students have turned to research as another avenue of exploration. … Continue readingOn the Undergraduate Research Experience: Student and Professor Perspectives
Linking the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Strait of Malacca is a definite contender for the most important strait in the world. It’s exceptional how the world’s major economies are reliant on a tiny stretch of water to transport their inputs and outputs. … Continue readingStrait Talk – The Strait of Malacca
On August 17, 2017, in a swift surge of horrific wind, rain, and fury, Hurricane Harvey hit the coast of Texas, devastating the Gulf Coast with a torrential downpour of nearly twenty-seven trillion gallons of water and knocking out a wide swath of internet infrastructure. It was in this destruction, however, that an alternative appeared that might be able to minimize the problems caused by damaged internet infrastructure in future natural disasters: consider mesh networks. … Continue readingA Decentralized Internet
