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Our group is interested in studying alcohol-related consequences during the pandemic as a function of race/ethnicity in college-age students.

In today’s scary scenario of the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and nation-wide lockdown, most of the business houses including majority of public services have come to a stand-still. But in this devastating condition, there is a dire need of health care professionals and health care services. In such times, apart from the Doctors and Nurses, the role of Community pharmacist has become very significant and crucial. This article focusses on some of the guiding principles for the community pharmacists for the safe running of their pharmacies during the pandemic.

Table of Contents: Play Outside the Shadow / by Craig Hurwitz (p. 6) -- Nutritional Psychiatry: How the Globalization of the Western Diet is Wreaking Havoc on our Mental Health / by Cara Fonken (p. 8) -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Investigating Society Post-Nuclear Disaster / by Monique Tran (p. 10) -- New Alzheimer's Drug: Providing Hope and Sparking Controversy / by Tanisha Jasani (p. 12) -- Coffee Break / by Elias Nasser (p. 14) -- Spanning Decades and Disciplines: The Loneliness Epidemic / by Daniel Xiong (p. 16) -- Alleviating Speech Disorders / by Vamshi Pothireddy (p. 18) -- Donor: A Dive into the Limitations of Organ Donation / by Aditi Kalia (p. 20) -- A 5 Year Age Gap: What Gender Reveals About Lifespan / by Audrey Dejong (p. 22) -- Children, Parental Autonomy, and the Integrity of Public Health: A Moral Compulsion for Vaccine Mandates / by Teo Jakobsen (p. 24) -- Classical Music and Clinical Medicine: Never the Twain Shall Meet? / by Aditya Prasad (p. 26) -- Censoring Music: Yay or Nay? / by Rida Shehzad (p. 28) -- Mother Nature's Design / by Haya Prasla (p. 30) -- Cancer Alley: Southern Louisiana's Petrochemical Nightmare / by Yash Desai (p. 32)

The region of Southern Louisiana stretching from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, along the Mississippi River, is nicknamed Cancer Alley, due to the disproportionately high cancer rates observed within the region. This thesis is a narrative literature review that analyzes the scientific literature and the raw data that have been published regarding some of the major causes of this pathology, as well as the link between said causes and the existence of Cancer Alley. Specifically, this analysis finds that the large presence of the petrochemical industry within this region, and the consequent sustained environmental pollution on part of petrochemical plants, contributes to the disparate outcomes in cancer incidence that are observed within Cancer Alley. Moreover, the analysis finds that these disparities occur quite heavily along racial and socioeconomic lines, with the brunt of the burden being borne by predominantly low-income and predominantly-Black neighborhoods, where air toxins such as benzene and formaldehyde have a higher presence. The analysis also finds that the petrochemical industry partakes in said environmental pollution with relative impunity, due to the industry’s size and political power, which renders residents powerless against the industry’s lobby. The findings of this analysis could prove significant in that they may spark some level of discussion that will not only politically empower marginalized communities that are victimized by environmental injustice, but may also lead to safety and environmental regulations on the petrochemical industry within the region.

Table of Contents: The Future of Public Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles / by Valeria Sixtos (p. 4) -- Swallowing the Red Pill: Confronting the Harsh Reality of Cancer Care Affordability in the World's Richest Country / by Yash Desai (p. 5) -- Following the Herd: Sweden's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic / by Audrey De Jong (p. 6) -- Honoring the Most Recent Winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: A Reflection on the CRISPR-Cas9 Revolution / by Jeffrey You (p. 7) -- CoronaVIRAL: How to Spread News During a Pandemic? / by Allison Purcell (p. 8) -- Joe Rogan: Turn On, Tune In, Order Now / by Sebastian Hama (p. 9) -- Herbal Medicine: Use and Misuse / by Sefia Khan (p. 10)