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Typical ceramic products of Sicilian style in the old town of the historic village of Erice in Sicily, Italy

O, Deadly Majolica

May 25, 2022

Human history is full of stories about people going to great lengths to achieve splendor, beauty and luster. Women in ancient Roman used the belladonna plant to dilate their pupils and enhance the beauty of their eyes, running the risk of permanent vision loss. Diane de Poitiers, mistress of 16th century French king Henry II, […]

Patrick Debs ⋅ A Day in the Life art, Baltimore, exhibit, history, museum ⋅ No Comments

Happy Nowruz holiday background. Celebrating Nowruz sweets and treats- baklava, various dried fruits, nuts, seeds, wooden background with green grass.

Nowruz: Beginning of the Spring, Start of the Year

May 12, 2022

In most countries, including the U.S., people celebrate the start of the new year on Jan. 1, in the middle of the winter. However, there are some countries around the world where their new year starts in the middle of March, which would be the start of the spring. To be more precise, it is […]

Fatemah Shojaeian ⋅ A Day in the Life celebration, Iranian, new year, Persian, spring ⋅ No Comments

Portrait of Smiling Senior Woman and Her Mixed Race Female Caregiver Together at Nursing Home. Caring Female Doctor Taking Care of a Happy, Elderly Woman

A Mile in Their Shoes

April 27, 2022

“Why won’t this cough go away?” “It’s probably nothing,” I thought to myself. “I haven’t had any fevers, night sweats, weight loss. Could it be TB? I am in Zambia after all. But I’m sure with a few more days of cough and cold medicine, this will improve. I really don’t need this right now. […]

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ A Day in the Life Global Health, Patient Care, Patients, physicians ⋅ No Comments

Yakisoba street food

Cooking for One: Chinese Food Edition

April 21, 2022

Baltimore has its share of great restaurants, but Chinese restaurants are few and far between. As someone who is used to the vibrant Chinese food scene in Boston and its large Chinatown, this is not an ideal situation. Before moving to Baltimore, I had grown accustomed to Chinese restaurants around every corner, ranging from spicy […]

Jeong Jun Kim ⋅ A Day in the Life chinese dishes, chinese food, cooking, food ⋅ No Comments

Shelves in game bar.

A Trip to No Land Beyond

April 19, 2022

As part of my effort to reconnect socially as things have begun to open again after the omicron surge, I found myself in the warm atmosphere of No Land Beyond, “Baltimore’s First-Ever Board Game Bar.” I was very excited when I found this venue. Board game nights have long been among my favorite social events, […]

Grace Steward ⋅ A Day in the Life activities, Baltimore, board games, events ⋅ No Comments

New Mexico

Above the Rosy-Fingered Dawn

April 14, 2022

All photos provided courtesy of author. What’s better than sipping piña coladas on a Caribbean island, you may ask? A warm cup of Cuban coffee over the white sands of New Mexico. A day into my spring break, I stuffed three T-shirts in a backpack, grabbed my copy of Homer’s The Odyssey, and hopped on […]

Dianela Perdomo ⋅ A Day in the Life exploring, nature, spring break, travel ⋅ No Comments

Image of fish fossil.

Three Lessons from Fish

April 12, 2022

Do you know that feeling when you read a book so good that its pages stay with you long after you put it down? A book that you can’t wait to tell all your friends about? A book that you think everyone should read? If so, I want to tell you about your possible next […]

Patrick Debs ⋅ A Day in the Life books, lessons, reading, scientific community ⋅ 1 Comment

Finding Mentorship As an Underrepresented Scientist

Finding Mentorship As an Underrepresented Scientist

March 30, 2022

Having to conduct three rotations across various labs for the first year of my human genetics Ph.D. experience has been both an exhilarating and arduous experience. While engaging with a large breadth of science, I have experienced the constant uncertainty of whether I can make a space for myself in this new environment. As a […]

Rama Alharari ⋅ A Day in the Life bias, graduate students, mentorship, representation ⋅ No Comments

Doctor prepping with gloves.

Women in Medicine, Then and Now

March 22, 2022

Women have been practicing medicine since its inception. Metrodora, an ancient Greek physician, wrote one of the oldest medical textbooks, and she pioneered surgical treatments for breast and uterine cancers. It is dismaying to realize that, centuries later, women still face discrimination in the medical profession. For example, in a recent study examining the effect […]

Fatemah Shojaeian ⋅ A Day in the Life discrimination, Medical education, STEM, women in science ⋅ No Comments

Pickle pepper whole fish pot (right) from Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro.

Best Authentic Chinese Food in Baltimore: Where to Go and What to Order

March 17, 2022

Photo courtesy of author. Unlike its close neighbor Rockville, Baltimore isn’t exactly known for authentic Chinese food. I am still in search of the elusive dim sum, which ironically could not be found in Canton, a neighborhood named after dim sum’s birthplace. However, in the midst of the pandemic, I did discover a few places […]

Hanghang Wang ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, community, food, restaurants ⋅ No Comments

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