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Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 10:34

This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically

By Synapse

Originally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled 39 underrepresented minority students this fall.

Monday, February 8, 2021 - 10:03

This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences

By Synapse
Originally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a Black woman, the Assistant Professor of Anatomy in Residence feels she has faced, and still confronts, the racism and sexism that pervades most U.S. institutions including UCSF.
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 10:43

This Date in UCSF History: Exiled Doc Speaks

By Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1988. Dr. Isabel Estrada is a Guatemalan pediatrician who has lived in exile in Belgium for the past seven years.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 12:02

Voicing Diversity

By Elma Frias

 

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 10:09

Debating Human Gene Editing

By Victoria Turner
In 2018, the story broke of a Chinese researcher who had made real-life use of CRISPR to edit two human babies.
Sunday, September 29, 2019 - 11:31

From One-eyed Sheep to Anti-Cancer Drugs: The Story that Stole the Postdoc Slam

By Laura Rambaran

A fascinating story about how a one-eyed sheep and an atypical photo-bomb earned a UCSF postdoc top honors at the 4th annual UCSF Postdoc Slam on Thursday, Sept.

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 10:06

Tips for Residency Applications

By Sara Ayazi

On February 28, the Office of Career and Professional Development collaborated with UCSF’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) on a residency application preparation panel.

The panelists were:

Monday, April 15, 2019 - 10:19

A Daughter Remembers

By Lisa Lim

During the Cambodian genocide, everything was taken away from the people, including color. After nearly 4 years under the Khmer Rouge regime, my mother received a green sarong from her mother. Freedom.

Monday, December 10, 2018 - 16:56

Meeting an Icon

By Ninad Bhat

Waiting for the Grey shuttle to Mission Bay, I found myself imagining a situation where I might end up talking to Dr.

Monday, October 29, 2018 - 21:13

This Date In UCSF History: Desperately Seeking Diversity

By Synapse

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF Student Newspaper, Oct. 25, 1979