Editor's Note
Each semester, Brevia regales its readers with writing that fits neatly under a one-worded theme. For the sake of innovation, we present to you the first issue of Brevia with a two-worded theme: Fight or Flight. Why? Because, for the very first time, we believe you deserve to choose how to respond to our articles. Will you engage them mano-a-mano with fire in your heart, or will you slam our magazine shut and tear its pages apart? We sincerely hope you pick the former course of action, but we completely understand if you fall within the latter faction. Research is polarizing.
Yes, this issue of Brevia will force you to make tough decisions for even tougher problems. But don’t let that overwhelm you. Take this morsel of not-so-light reading as a chance to exercise your imagination. You’ll need to fight through your own overzealousness at learning how Spartans fought its fiercest foes. And time will fly as you learn how hummingbirds and fruit flies do, so be sure to take in every last bit of wonder while you can.
With that, we think you’re ready. Go on. Turn the page.
Ben Senzer
Editor-in-Chief
Each semester, Brevia regales its readers with writing that fits neatly under a one-worded theme. For the sake of innovation, we present to you the first issue of Brevia with a two-worded theme: Fight or Flight. Why? Because, for the very first time, we believe you deserve to choose how to respond to our articles. Will you engage them mano-a-mano with fire in your heart, or will you slam our magazine shut and tear its pages apart? We sincerely hope you pick the former course of action, but we completely understand if you fall within the latter faction. Research is polarizing.
Yes, this issue of Brevia will force you to make tough decisions for even tougher problems. But don’t let that overwhelm you. Take this morsel of not-so-light reading as a chance to exercise your imagination. You’ll need to fight through your own overzealousness at learning how Spartans fought its fiercest foes. And time will fly as you learn how hummingbirds and fruit flies do, so be sure to take in every last bit of wonder while you can.
With that, we think you’re ready. Go on. Turn the page.
Ben Senzer
Editor-in-Chief
Articles
Beyond the Boundary: Approaching and Exceeding the Light Barrier by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Fast and Furious: Flight Decisions in Fruit Flies by Marissa Sumathipala
Using Immune Checkpoints for a “Nobel” Cause by Gabby Escalante
Violence and Migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America by Trang Truong
Engineered for Efficiency: How Hummingbirds Hover by Margaux Winter
Why Diversity Can’t Be Trained by Nkazi Nchinda
Sparta Before It Was Spartan by Benji Ho
The Subjectivity of Fear in Ancient Greek Wording by Dr. Gregory Nagy
Danger in the DNA by Hilina Woldenmichael
The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Mammary Tumor Metastasis by Patrick Magahis
A First Look into X-Linked Dystonia Parkinsonism by Connie Cai
Stearoyl CoA Desaturase: A Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma by Mohamed El-Abtah
Start Winning as a Sperm by Jason Hung
A New Era in Heart Valve Repair by Evan Casalino
Seizing the Opportunity: O-GlcNAcylation in the Fight Against Epilepsy by Armeen Barghi
Probing an Unexpected Role of LSD1 in Cancer by Mike Vineyard
Fast and Furious: Flight Decisions in Fruit Flies by Marissa Sumathipala
Using Immune Checkpoints for a “Nobel” Cause by Gabby Escalante
Violence and Migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America by Trang Truong
Engineered for Efficiency: How Hummingbirds Hover by Margaux Winter
Why Diversity Can’t Be Trained by Nkazi Nchinda
Sparta Before It Was Spartan by Benji Ho
The Subjectivity of Fear in Ancient Greek Wording by Dr. Gregory Nagy
Danger in the DNA by Hilina Woldenmichael
The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Mammary Tumor Metastasis by Patrick Magahis
A First Look into X-Linked Dystonia Parkinsonism by Connie Cai
Stearoyl CoA Desaturase: A Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma by Mohamed El-Abtah
Start Winning as a Sperm by Jason Hung
A New Era in Heart Valve Repair by Evan Casalino
Seizing the Opportunity: O-GlcNAcylation in the Fight Against Epilepsy by Armeen Barghi
Probing an Unexpected Role of LSD1 in Cancer by Mike Vineyard
