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The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine.

Current Issue: Issue 40 (2024)

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Front Matter

Articles

In the Shadow of the Moon: Reflections on the April 2024 Total Solar
Danielle Oliver

Melting Glaciers and New Diseases: The Mysteries of the Microorganism
Martina Novajas

From Childhood Poverty to Academic Potential: Implications for Social Policy and Educational Equity
Amber Borofsky

A Future Hope for Sickle Cell Disease: Historic FDA Approval of First-Ever Sickle Cell Therapies
Abbie Patchen

Rat Telekenetics: Hippocampal Cognition and its ability to Manipulate Virtual Reality
Will Gordon

Biological Puppets: The Neuroscience of Free Will and Determinism
Kate Martin

Unraveling Addiction: The Mechanisms Behind Alcohol Dependency and Withdrawal
Megan Carslo

Exploring the Neural Jungle: The Positive Effects of Hallucinogens on the Brain
Izzie Braun

The Synapse Crossword

Honors Research

Senior Send-Off

Revival and Resilience: Interview with former Editor-in-Chief Gabe Hitchcock
Emma Rekate and Susan Robinson-Cloete

Call for Papers

The Kids Are Not Okay: Increased screen time correlated with decreased happiness
Sophie Qano

Don’t Touch My Memories! Turning Fake Stories into Real Memories
Zeynep Kaya

Uncovering our Origins: How New Technologies can be used to Interpret our Ancient Past
Amelia Merithew

Information Overload: Marketable DIagnostic Data in Full Body MRIs
Luke Dodson

Managing Staff

Editors-in-Chief: Emma Rekate; Susan Robinson-Cloete; Anadi Purewal-Legha; Ella Erdahl

Chief Layout Editors: Ingrid Cassel; Orion Pendley; Ofek Levy

Layout Coordinator: Sara Fields

Art Coordinators: Mattie Rie; Ellie Martin

Outreach Coordinators: Gina Lombard; Maria Roa Evangelista

Media Coordinator: My Trinh

Media Coordinator: Nadeem Jones

Community Liaison: Calvin McMurtrey

Treasurers: Long Ly; Uyen Nguyen

Student Liaisons: Haimanot Assefa; Courage Kusena