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Student-run STEM magazine · Washington, D.C.
STEM in the Nation’s Capital.
Profiles, interviews, and features on the science shaping D.C. — reported, edited, and designed by students, and published each season as an edition.
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Every season, an edition.
The Catalyst is published in editions. Each season our writers, editors and designers put together a single issue: a set of stories on the science shaping Washington, a cover drawn for it, and a title that names what the season is about.
Every edition since our first, in the winter of 2025, is here to read.
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- Features In-depth explorations of the research and innovation shaping our world.
- Profiles The scientists and innovators driving discovery in D.C. and beyond.
- Interviews Candid conversations with experts about their journeys and insights.
- Editorials Perspectives and op-eds on pressing questions in science and society.
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