News

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.
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 14:45

$4,000 for Incoming Students to Offset Housing Cost

By Maxwell Coyle

To combat the deterrent that housing prices have placed on incoming students, Graduate Division Dean Elizabeth Watkins is introducing a $4,000 housing stipend for all incoming PhD students beginning with the 2016 cohort.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 16:40

UCSF Chancellor Sued Over Warriors Arena

By Maxwell Coyle

The mother of a critically ill child is afraid that plans to build a Warriors arena next to the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will put her son's life in danger.

Monday, January 4, 2016 - 11:59

Pharma Faces Hurdles in Emerging Markets

By Adriana Mujal

Faced with slowing markets and impending patent cliffs in the U.S. and Europe, pharma companies are increasingly looking to develop and launch new drugs in emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Friday, December 18, 2015 - 11:49

New Law, New Curriculum?

By Nicole Croom

On October 5, Governor Jerry Brown made history by signing the End of Life Option Act into law in California.

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 14:08

Tackling UCSF's Housing and Transportation Crisis

By Aaron Dolor

Housing and transportation are two of the biggest issues facing students. Many could not imagine that finding affordable places to live and ways to get around would be such a large part of being at UCSF and in San Francisco.