Celebrating Creativity: Synapse Announces Storytelling Contest Winners

From magical realism to urgent calls for justice, from fog-draped skylines to lyrical meditations on the self — this year’s Synapse Storytelling Contest showcased the remarkable range of UCSF student voices.

August 25, 2025

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Synapse Seeks Editor-in-Chief

May 9, 2025

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Synapse — 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...

Lovely, Dark and Deep: Storytelling Contest Winners Offer Array of Talent

September 10, 2024

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The 2024 Synapse Storytelling Contest submissions surpassed all expectations — from gorgeous landscape photography to heartrending personal essays, from campy...

Synapse Speaker Series with Lesley McClurg

March 19, 2024

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Synapse: UCSF Student Voices is proud to present the sixth annual science speaker series with Lesley McClurg, KQED health correspondent...

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UCSF’s First Zine Fair Opens June 9

June 2, 2023

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The UCSF Intrinsic Value of Art Series (IVAS) invites the UCSF community and the public to the first-ever UCSF Zine...

Synapse Editors in chief Victoria Turner and Natalie Whitis.

A Message from Synapse’s Editors-in-Chief

September 6, 2022

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Hello to all the new and returning UCSF students!

Storytelling Contest Winners Charm, Haunt, and Mesmerize

August 7, 2022

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Entries to the fourth annual Synapse Storytelling Contest offered an astonishing array of imaginative and captivating scenes that challenged judges...