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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 12:54

Medical Students Organize Ultrasound Techniques Conference

By Synapse

On Friday, April 24, Point-of-Care UltraSound (POCUS), invites all UCSF students and faculty to attend a student-led Ultrasound Conference and Exposition in the Millberry Union Conference Center.

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 16:21

For Rising Leaders of White Coats 4 Black Lives, New and Familiar Challenges

By Matthew Crimp
“How do you make a movement sustainable with drastic change?”
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 11:51

New Housing Fund Draws Complicated Questions

By Matthew Crimp
Despite uncertainty over eligibility, students seem excited about the new Cost of Living Supplement (COLS) introduced by UCSF earlier this year to help offset San Francisco’s steep housing cost. Around two dozen students filed into a lecture hall on the Parnassus campus on Wednesday, May 10, to get answers during a town hall held by UCSF administrators, including Vice-Chancellor Elizabeth Watkins and Interim Director of Financial Aid, Ron James.
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 12:18

Standing With the Frisco Five

By Manu Venkat
When the “Frisco Five” embarked on a hunger strike to protest police violence, students and faculty from UCSF stood by their side to care for them through the effects of starvation.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 10:07

The Nerve-Wracking Fate of an International Postdoc

By Nicole Croom
The UC postdoctoral union is determined to eradicate the unique challenges international postdoctoral scholars face while working at UC campuses — challenges that can include getting stranded in a foreign country while awaiting a potentially lengthy visa renewal process and getting laid off due to delays.
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 14:59

Surprise! It’s Your $10,000 Hospital Bill

By Manu Venkat
When healthcare providers and insurance companies disagree on a “fair” price for a service, patients can get caught in the crossfire. A UCSF student learned that the hard way when she received a surprise $10,000 bill after an ER visit at SFGH. What aspects of our healthcare system allow this to happen, and what is being done about it?
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 14:19

New Funding Meant to Bridge the Housing Gap

By Matthew Crimp
Even though San Francisco is by some measures the most desirable place to live in the world, first-year medical student Adriana Martinez can not wait to move. “Right now, I’m just going to suck it up and live here for my second year, until I can move for clerkships [in the third year of medical school].”
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 16:13

Meet Your GPSA VP Candidates

By Synapse

The mission of the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) is to serve the collective interests of graduate and professional students at UCSF in order to improve student life on a university and system wide level through dialogue, act

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 13:46

Meet Your GPSA Presidential Candidates

By Synapse

The mission of the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) is to serve the collective interests of graduate and professional students at UCSF in order to improve student life on a university and system wide level through dialogue, act

Monday, March 28, 2016 - 12:20

Synapse Blossoms this Spring

By Bryne Ulmschneider
As an eternal optimist, I’m pleased as editor in chief to report on Synapse’s progress over the previous quarter as well as what’s in store for the coming spring quarter.