Amanda Yitong Zou

By Amanda Zou As a high school student dealing with pre-diabetes, I have seen firsthand the devastating impact of sugary drinks on health. My family history is a stark reminder of the dangers posed by excessive sugar consumption. My uncle, who regularly drank sugary beverages, developed Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM); my grandfather died from kidney complications due to T2DM; and my father constantly struggles to maintain a healthy and consistent diet with the high prevalence of unhealthy food marketing.

By Amanda Zou | The Seattle Times | June 13, 2023 Read the full article by Amanda Zou (The Seattle Times) “The Washington Department of Ecology adopted sweeping rules that will prohibit the use of toxic chemicals like PFAS and bisphenols in certain consumer products.

Abstract : In this paper, we study the flow of signals through linear paths with the nonlinear condition that a node emits a signal when it receives external stimuli or when two incoming signals from other nodes arrive coincidentally with a combined amplitude above a fixed threshold. Sets of such nodes form a polychrony group and can sometimes lead to cascades.