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By: Jacinda Taggett Edited by: Martha Waricoy “PET? You are not going to need to know PET imaging for cognitive neuroscience. Maybe MRI… so I would focus on the MRI at your job.” I was sitting next to a cognitive neuroscientist at a conference in 2023 when this statement struck me. I had been going around telling everyone of my upcoming position as a positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging data analyst, and no one was particularly amused. Now, nearly three years later, she was right....

Written by: Nitya Thakur Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects millions of people worldwide, yet it remains one of the most widely misunderstood mental health conditions. For many, the first encounter with the diagnosis comes through popular culture, most famously in Girl, Interrupted, where young women navigate intense emotions, unstable relationships, and psychiatric confinement. At one point, the protagonist reflects on the ambiguity of her diagnosis, asking whether the problem...

Written by: Saghi Naghizadeh Edited by: Chimara Anyanwu Introduction During many days of the past year I would wake up already exhausted, and eventually, there were more mornings like that than not. I used to be the kind of person who stayed on top of school, constantly showed up for other people, and pushed through stressful tasks without much complaint. However, gradually, everything started to feel heavier. Assignments that used to take an hour took four. Things that once helped me...