Best of the Storytelling Contest This Date in UCSF History: The Politics of History [Originally published on September 21, 1995.] Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984. They both model the future and warn us to be vigilant about how our world could evolve. September 23, 2025 SynapseCampus Arts & Culture
Had the Wind Not Blown – July 11, 2005 April 24, 2014Akshay GovindThere are these two bugs – a caterpillar and an ant. Despite these differences, the two are best friends. They... Arts & Culture
Waiting for the Novacaine April 24, 2014Phoebe GriggThe root still lives but the tooth is shaved off, capped in plastic, awaiting its crown of GOLD, not porcelain... Arts & Culture
From the Bedside April 24, 2014Elieth MartinezOne hour into my first ED shift, my attending suggested, “go in there, examine your first patient and tell me... Arts & Culture
a patient’s wish April 24, 2014Synapsethreads of cloud drape the hill like lace over a crib drops of cloud fill the puddle like pearls in... Arts & Culture
Got Game? Inner Sunset Trivia Night Roundup March 6, 2014Angela CastanietoAfter a long day of running experiments and sitting in on lab meetings, it’s tempting to mindlessly drown your stress... Arts & Culture
Interplanetary Playground: Nightlife at The Cal Academy February 20, 2014T. Booth HaleyWhere can you go dancing to a funk-soul DJ under a giant glass aquarium of a Philippine coral reef? Where... Arts & Culture
A Finger Lickin’ Good Time February 20, 2014Chris FooThis past Sunday marked the latest electronic music event in San Francisco, Finger Lickin’. The event — the first joint... Arts & Culture
Chinese Culture Night: Year of the Horse January 30, 2014Tiffany HsuThe Chinese Health Professional Student Association (CHPSA) is excited to celebrate the Year of the Horse with the UCSF community... Arts & Culture
KAHPSA to Host a New Year Celebration January 30, 2014Sarah GimThe Korean American Health Professional Student Association (KAHPSA) will hold a Korean New Year Celebration on Wednesday, February 5. The... Arts & Culture