This Date in UCSF History: Cuts and Fee Increase
[Originally published in Synapse on September 9, 2004.] The University of California sustained its fourth budget cut in a row when the state legislature adopted the 2004-05 budget last month.
This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically
Originally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled...
This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences
Originally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a...
This Date in UCSF History: Exiled Doc Speaks
Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1988. Dr. Isabel Estrada is a Guatemalan pediatrician who has lived in exile...
Voicing Diversity
The lack of diversity in health professions and in higher education continues to be a prominent concern today. UCSF students...
Debating Human Gene Editing
In 2018, the story broke of a Chinese researcher who had made real-life use of CRISPR to edit two human...
From One-eyed Sheep to Anti-Cancer Drugs: The Story that Stole the Postdoc Slam
A fascinating story about how a one-eyed sheep and an atypical photo-bomb earned a UCSF postdoc top honors at the...
Tips for Residency Applications
On February 28, the Office of Career and Professional Development collaborated with UCSF’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Phi Lambda...
A Daughter Remembers
During the Cambodian genocide, everything was taken away from the people, including color. After nearly 4 years under the Khmer...
Meeting an Icon
Waiting for the Grey shuttle to Mission Bay, I found myself imagining a situation where I might end up talking...