New Urban School group seeks to have students FACE AIDS
Marney Kline, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012
Juniors Isabel Fife-Cook (’13) and Nicki Greenberg (’13) have started a chapter of FACE AIDS, a youth-led organization helping to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS worldwide, but particularly in Rwanda, Africa. Greenberg stresses the importance of spreading awareness since “there is a stigma... Read more »
Urban School students struggle with sleep deprivation
Jamie Friedman, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011
After studying for a math test, science test, and Spanish presentation, you fall asleep at 2:30 a.m. Waking up exhausted and stressed, you wonder where the balance is between working hard and getting enough sleep. Anne Vetter (’11), says she receives “less than eight hours of sleep a night, (which)... Read more »
High schools new breeding ground for stem cell studies
Zoe Pleasure
April 15, 2011
With the recent opening of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in February, Urban students are going behind the headlines to study stem cells. The Urban science department incorporated a unit about stem cells into the sophomore Science 2A class two years ago. According to science teacher... Read more »
Is organ printing the future of regenerative medicine?
Hannah Gorman, Staff writer
April 7, 2011
Could a laser printer save the lives of people waiting for organ donations? As of 2008, there were 105,567 patients waiting for an organ donation, a nearly sixfold increase from 1998, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Web site at organdonor.gov. Meanwhile, the number of donors... Read more »
Gourmet San Francisco hamburger joint ROAM offers “guilt-free” meal
Sarah Maccabee, Staff writer
February 6, 2011
This isn’t just any hamburger. ROAM Artisan Burgers, located at 1785 Union St., is a relatively new restaurant committed to serving 100% sustainable produce. “People talk about sustainable eating, but its not just about doing one thing, its about doing a whole bunch of things,” says Josh Spiegelman... Read more »
Dangerous Beauty: Is your makeup toxic?
Sonja Bartlett, Staff writer
February 6, 2011
Last summer, I decided to reward myself for working and bought a Chanel lipstick. Much to my surprise, a few days later, I received an e-mail warning me about the risks of lead in cosmetics. The e-mail claimed that brands such as Estée Lauder, Chanel, and Christian Dior contained lead, a neurotoxin,... Read more »
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