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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: The Valentine’s Blues

[Originally published in Synapse on February 11, 1999.] Ever since New Year’s Day, it seems the world has been swathed in sickly shades of red and pink and filled with declarations of “I love you” and “Be mine.” A walk through Safeway or even the UCSF bookstores makes it painfully obvious that that...
February 10, 2026
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Action Potential: Thanksgiving and the Home-Town Sweetheart

November 7, 2013
Synapse
With November right around the corner, students are beginning to buy their tickets to fly home for the Thanksgiving holiday...
Opinion

Mama M: I Can’t Retain Everything

November 7, 2013
Mama M
I am a student in the School of Medicine, in the middle of my first year now. I love school...
Opinion

A Short History of the Current Approach to Ethical Health Care

November 7, 2013
Akshay Govind
Third-year medical students at UCSF recently spent a week discussing challenging cases they had encountered during their first six months...
Opinion

Science Mom: Pumping Away at UCSF

November 7, 2013
Debbie Ruelas
There are many reasons to breastfeed, and it’s likely that most pregnant women have heard them all … over and...
Opinion

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Parents at UCSF

October 31, 2013
Synapse
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing Debbie Ruelas’ piece, “Dear PI, I’m Pregnant,” in the October 17 issue of Synapse...
Opinion

Time-Wasting Tips for the Overworked Grad Student

October 31, 2013
Alex Greer
Got a long incubation time to kill? Waiting for your cells to spin? Bored in between classes? In class? Why...
Opinion

Funding Uncertainties Dim the Hopes of Biomedical Scientists

October 24, 2013
Synapse
In mid-February, we published an article in the Synapse in the shadow of the looming Budget Control Act (BCA), more...
Opinion

Mama M: Running in Place

October 24, 2013
Mama M
As a grad student, I feel like I’ve spent the past three years of my life running in place. I...
Opinion

Science Mom: ‘Dear PI, I’m Pregnant’

October 17, 2013
Debbie Ruelas
In 2011, I had my son. It was an amazing and life-changing event. While not everything has changed (I’m still...
Opinion
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