Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1990.

Originally published in Synapse on March 2, 1973. UC President Charles Hitch said last week the Federal Budget is “more bad ...

The change from jungle to mountain is abrupt like an unexpected trauma that disconnects us from heart, body, mind, spirit... I am learning to live in the moment. To remain in the now. To indulge the ...

La immensidad de los valles centrales a las orillas de la sierra norte y muy lejos de la selva afirman el compromiso a defender a la madre tierra, la medicina y parteria ancestral, a las mujeres y ...

Surgery — one of the three primary treatment options for cancer, alongside radiation and chemotherapy — had always been a theoretical concept for me, something I had only watched in videos or learned ...

I miss my parents, but I don’t know if I’d be able to bear the constant saying goodbye ...

Are red pandas bears or raccoons? This question intrigues many animal-lovers and scientists alike. Regardless, their population keeps decreasing at dangerous rates and their estimated population as ...

When Southwest Airlines canceled system-wide flights during the 2022 winter holidays, stranded passengers sleeping in airport hallways made headlines. The scenes were eerily reminiscent of something ...

Originally published in Synapse on February 26, 2009. For anyone possessing a shred of fairness, reading about Reconstruction, America’s attempt to deliver racial justice after the Civil War, is a ...

On February 1, 2025 the Inside Medicine Substack reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered agency scientists to withdraw research manuscripts under consideration ...

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, ...

As a middle- and high- schooler in the early stages of identity formation, I struggled with self-confidence; I had crippling stage fright and awkward social skills. As a pre-med undergraduate in ...