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September 15, 2026
During their first week of medical school, incoming UCSF medical students participate in Differences Matter Orientation (DMO), a two-day immersive...
These Days, Who Knows?
September 15, 2026
[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] Phoebe, panting hard, let the door slam behind her and...
This Date in UCSF History: The Alzheimer’s Puzzle
September 15, 2026
[Originally published in Synapse on September 17, 1998.] Research leading to treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and HIV-associated dementia will...
The Anatomy of an Alert: When AI Sees Illness Before Symptoms Appear
September 8, 2026
Algorithms can forecast which patients are likely to return to the hospital. Whether anyone has the resources to intervene is...
This Date in UCSF History: New Library Opens Doors
September 8, 2026
[Originally published in Synapse on September 13, 1990.] After 10 years of planning and three years of construction, the new...
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