This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Year of the Snake
[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last year’s Dragon yang. That said, Snake does not settle for mediocrity, either.
In The Heights
UCSF has been a sight for many historic events: public health emergencies like the HIV/AIDS pandemic, social movements like White...
Doll House
Mirror Need I scream even with this coat, you refuse to see me. my sweet alto
On Becoming 'Immortal,' Despite the Odds
[This submission earned Woodger Faugas first place in the Storytelling Contest personal essay category.] Imagine finding yourself: the center of...
Third of November
[First place for the Storytelling Contest photography category.] This picture was taken a few months before the 2020 US presidential...
Batteries
Ninad Bhat’s “Batteries” is the winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Creative Writing category. The poem introduces an everyday, offhand...
Honoring Creative Talent at UCSF
The results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF...
Conservatory of Flowers
A spontaneous nighttime stroll through Golden Gate Park, led me to seeing the Conservatory of Flowers for the first time...
282 Feet Below
In graduate school, I started a family tradition of an annual camping trip with my mother and sister. In 2019...
Putting the 'Arts' in Healing Arts
A healthcare institution can value art not because of explicit ties to molecular biology or anatomy but because art in...