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Hurricane Ida’s Impact

From August 26 through September 4, 2021, Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico. To provide some scope on its power, its strength was comparable to Hurricane Katrina,…


Muon g-2: Breaking the Standard Model

On April 7, 2021, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) announced the groundbreaking first results of the Muon g-2 experiment. This long-awaited experiment looked to measure the magnetic moment of…



Advice to Juniors: Finding an SIR

Finding an SIR (early August – early October) Student Inquiry and Research (SIR) is the pinnacle of an IMSA education. Every I-day, juniors and seniors step away from the textbook…


A Search For Dark Matter

Throughout the vast expanses of the Universe, astronomical objects such as planetary systems, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies take a variety of forms, painting the night sky. All of these…


Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting in-person interactions, our lives are connected now more than ever through technology. As a result, developments in the digital world have been booming. And…