I am a descendant of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. I grew up surrounded by fragments of this history...

What does it mean to practice medicine in a time of political upheaval, environmental crisis, and deepening inequality? This unsettled...

“If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?” Last month, Dr. Jennifer Cocohoba from the School...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 11, 1978.] Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a...

I study how paid family leave impacts the health of parents. When I gave birth, I became one of my...

When investigative journalist and former Synapse staff writer Charles Piller addressed UCSF students during this year’s Science Speaker Series, he...

I showed up in scrubs. Red jacket, denim tote bag, cowboy frog socks. My first time in the OR. I...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race...

Modern medicine is built on research, yet women’s health has historically been underrepresented in it. For decades, women were excluded...

I returned to the Patient Support Corps this past year as a medical student and was reminded that many of...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 6, 1982.] In celebrating the 120th anniversary of the battle at Puebla, it is...

On April 27, Synapse: UCSF Student Voices presented the eighth annual Science Speaker Series with Charles Piller, a former staff...

I do not want to grow old in the society that exists today. To be alive is to age, yet...

[Originally published in Synapse on April 25, 2013.] I first heard of couch-surfing two summers ago. It was advertised as...