Encounterings
Lately — and maybe always — I am bewitched by translation and etymology. Both imperfect, curious, spiraling. In their mouths, any word becomes an hour, and every hour spent coaxing: lost, incongruous, evolving meanings into being.
Practicing With Hands Tied: A Slippery Slope UCSF-Dignity Health Partnership Expansion
Hundreds of UCSF staff, providers, faculty and students have denounced a proposed partnership expansion between UCSF and Dignity Health that...
This Date in UCSF History: ‘Is the second sex second class on campus?’
Originally published in Synapse on October 29, 1971. Gary Wilson, General Services employee: “I think the question should be reversed...
Vote For Your DA
For the first time in over 100 years the seat for the San Francisco district attorney (DA) is open, and...
Elderly Suicide: The Forgotten Crisis
Elderly people kill themselves too. You wouldn’t think so if you did a quick search for the word “elderly” in...
This Date in UCSF History: Men Offended
Both letters to the editor were originally published on Sept. 15, 1988. To the Editor: Recently, the Rape Prevention Education...
Towards Gender Equity
In June 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a report which states that the pervasiveness of...
A Fond Farewell
The path to a PhD is a treacherous one. It is paved with failure, stress, and uncertainty. I find myself...
Is the ACA Un-American?
Several courses during my MPH year have begun with familiar statistics; according to data from the Commonwealth Fund’s report...
The 'Leaky Pipe' of Diversity
What makes an anchor institution? How does UCSF build upon not only itself, but also reach beyond and strengthen the...