Synapse Seeks Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025SynapseSynapse — UCSF Student Voices, UCSF’s 70-year-old student news outlet, is seeking an editor-in-chief or two co-editors-in-chief who would share...
It's Time For Change, We Cannot Let Ukraine Be the Next Congo May 6, 2025Tyler StepaniakThe environment one lives in directly impacts one’s health — common sense tells us this. If someone knowingly harms another’s... Social Justice
Lost Home May 6, 2025Silver AlkhafajiHow do you say goodbye to a place with countless memories carved on its every corner. Those were the simple... Family
This Date in UCSF History: Reflections on Cinco de Mayo May 6, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1976.] This coming week is the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and La... Social Justice
Reflections April 22, 2025Kathleen CuiWhat’s lost in the translation from writer to physician? My life as an undergraduate was very different — as a... Philosophy
This Date in UCSF History: Smell The Roses April 22, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 29, 1997.] There is nothing like springtime and nowhere like San Francisco to experience...
HVHA April 22, 2025Nick FiorentinoHave you ever felt your heart beat align with the kick? Or the hits make your eardrums tickle, the special... Science
Making Science Accessible: Jennifer Frazier on Reaching a Broad Audience April 15, 2025SynapseSynapse was pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Frazier as our guest for the 7th annual Synapse Science Speaker series on... Communication
Sparking Hearts and Minds April 15, 2025Nirosh E. Mataraarachchi“The sound of electronic heartbeats echoed from room to room as high schoolers from all over the Bay, equipped with... Academic
This Date in UCSF History: Fighting the Klan April 15, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 16, 1981.] Last Saturday, International Committee Against Racism (InCAR) and Progressive Labor Party took... Social Justice
Food Insecurity: Gnawing at Your Mind April 8, 2025Sydney HowellWhat comes to mind when thinking about the word ‘hunger’? Maybe you pictured an empty fridge, a malnourished child, or... Health
Wedding Vows April 8, 2025Francesco Dalla RiccaThis poem is an adaptation of my wedding vows As the time together has grown And it became clear that... Family
This Date in UCSF History: Science or Control? April 8, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 12, 1974.] in Dr. Louis Jolyon West, Director of the Neuropsychiatry Institute at UCLA... Ethics
$10 per Dozen Eggs? Those are Rookie Numbers April 1, 2025Drew DespereauxI was at the grocery store to get cake ingredients, and I saw that the egg aisle was near overflowing... Humor
This Date in UCSF History: When Sweets Turn Sour April 1, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 1, 1993.] An April Fool’s tale. For countless years now, Girl Scout cookies have... Humor