Originally published in Synapse on April 16, 1981.

“The sound of electronic heartbeats echoed from room to room as high schoolers from all over the Bay, equipped with their own stethoscopes, leaned in, listening to the beats and murmurs of a manikin’s ...

Frazier, a science communicator, UCSF alumna and adjunct professor, discussed the importance of engaging the public with science using examples from her experiences as a Senior Scientist and Curator ...

And it became clear that I wanted to live the rest of my life with you, I had to think about what marriage means to me.

What comes to mind when thinking about the word ‘hunger’? Maybe you pictured an empty fridge, a malnourished child, or simply a grumbling stomach? But did you imagine panic attacks, sleepless nights, ...

Originally published in Synapse on April 12, 1974. Dr. Louis Jolyon West, Director of the Neuropsychiatry Institute at UCLA and head of the university’s proposed Center for the Study of the Reduction ...