This Date in UCSF History This Date in UCSF History: ‘Bomb’ Joke Bombs [Originally published in Synapse on January 4, 1996.] The bomb scare that welcomed many UCSF students back to class Tuesday, Jan. 2, was not another Unabomber strike but a middle school student's joke gone awry. January 9, 2024 SynapseCampus News
UC Chancellors Approve UC SHIP Recommendations May 8, 2013SynapseChancellors of the 10 University of California campuses have agreed unanimously with all of an advisory committee’s recommendations regarding the... News
UCSF Opens New Pediatric Emergency Department May 8, 2013Theresa PoulosNew signs and fresh arrows painted on the sidewalks of Parnassus Avenue mark the humble yet important opening of a... News
Personal Connection Is the Key to Leadership for Surgery Chair May 1, 2013Geraldine TranDuring the White Coat Ceremony for the School of Medicine’s Class of 2016, Dr. Nancy Ascher, Chair of Surgery, delivered... News
UCSF Celebrates Second Annual All-School Alumni Weekend May 1, 2013SynapseApproximately 2,000 alumni from the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy, as well as other programs, converged at the... News
State Legislation Aims to Protect Students Using UC SHIP April 24, 2013Jenny QiStudents across the University of California system voiced a desire to improve their quality of health care by voting against... News
UCSF to Host UC Student Association Board Meeting April 24, 2013SynapseThe UC Student Association (UCSA) Board Meeting will be held on May 3-5 at Mission Bay. This once-a-year event brings... News
Student Membership Fee Referendum Voted Down April 16, 2013SynapseIn the 2013-2014 Associated Students UCSF (ASUC) elections, professional students rejected the Student Membership Fee increase by a 14-point margin... News
Oral Surgery Chair to Step Down After 30 Years April 16, 2013John Brothers“There’s never a dull moment in academics,” says Dr. Tony Pogrel, a native of Liverpool, in an accent familiar to... News
Oxbridge Biotech Links Students with Industry Leaders April 16, 2013Benjamin CohnInterested in a career in industry? Students and postdocs from UCSF, UC Berkeley and Stanford University will gather on Monday... News