This Date in UCSF History: Fed Cuts Are ‘Bad News’
[Originally published in Synapse on March 2, 1973.] UC President Charles Hitch said last week the Federal Budget is “more bad news” for the university.
We Should be Concerned About What Happened at the CDC
On February 1, 2025 the Inside Medicine Substack reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered...
This Date in UCSF History: A Case For Care
[Originally published in Synapse on January 29, 2004.] A critically ill man who is infected with TB sits at home...
This Date in UCSF History: Paving the Way for President Obama
[Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.] The chain of events that began on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama...
This Date in UCSF History: On Patriotism
[Originally published in Synapse on December 15, 1965.] So much has been said about patriotism lately that your editor was...
This Date in UCSF History: Battle Over The Supreme Court
[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’ nomination for Supreme Court justice, President...
This Date in UCSF History: What Should Obama Do?
[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 13, 2008.] Few things could be more important for America than President Obama’s appointment...
Heathy For Who? Healthy for Who? A Voter Guide to Props 34 and 35
November is fast approaching, and with it, the opportunity to vote on Propositions in California. Props serve a key democratic...
This Date in UCSF History: It’s Not Who You Are, but What You Wear
[Originally published in Synapse on October 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...
This Date in UCSF History: Middle Eastern Scientists Build Bridges
[Originally published in Synapse on May 28, 1999.] Five months ago, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Scientists and Physicians was...