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Las Vegas cosmetologist with flesh-eating bacterial infection wakes up for the first time

‘She’s beating the odds’: Las Vegas cosmetologist, 22, with flesh-eating bacteria infection that kills 1 in 3 is awake after surgery, talking and can even stand with help Ashleigh Cope, a 22-year-old cosmetologist, had an outpatient surgery that her family has chosen not to identify before Thanksgiving  The night after the procedure, she was in… Read More: Las Vegas cosmetologist with flesh-eating bacterial infection wakes up for… »

Assistance during first years of biology major leads to higher retention of first-gen students

For many young college students, the first years are a time of wonder and excitement and early steps toward long-term goals. These years, for some students, are equally fraught with anxiety, as the realities of rigorous curricula set in alongside feelings of unpreparedness and impostor syndrome. In the STEM fields, this results in roughly 50%… Read More: Assistance during first years of biology major leads to higher… »