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The Crucial Third Eye

October 15, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
The Crucial Third is the second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Comments from category judge...
Science

Breaking Drug Dependency

April 14, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
For decades, the war on drugs has been a staple of American federal policy intended to combat substance abuse. Yet...
Health
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Women Dominate at Grad Slam

April 8, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
Just in time for the closing of Women’s month, nine of the 10 finalists in this year’s Grad Slam were...
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Universities Join Forces Over Climate Change

March 6, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
Universities may only make up three percent of the nation’s energy usage, but their influential position in society could make...
News
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Supplies Save Lives

February 19, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
Tomas Tesfasilassie was visiting relatives in the small African nation of Eritrea in 2014 when his uncle had a sudden...
Student Life
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Meat the Future

February 5, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
As humanity’s population swells, the environmental conservation movement in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop...
Science
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Modernizing Science Publishing

January 15, 2018
Nicholas Gentry
The way we communicate academic science today has remained largely unchanged from when the peer-reviewed publishing system was initially developed...
Academic

Shop Talk

November 30, 2017
Nicholas Gentry
On Oct. 15, the California legislature passed SB 201, a bill that extends the right to unionize to a subsection...

Slowing The Aging Process

October 31, 2017
Nicholas Gentry
Dr. Judith Campisi envisions a future where treatments would destroy cells that drive aging, thus lengthening our healthspan. Campisi delivered...
Science
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