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2009 climate change summit panel.

UN Photo/Mark Garten

This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: New Studies Stress the Seriousness of Climate Change

[Originally reported in Synapse on March 20, 2009.] Two reports issued in February underlined the growing menace of climate change and the need for urgent action to combat it.
March 28, 2023
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Time to Wake Up to Threat of Climate Change, and to Act

December 3, 2020
Sarah Schear
As pediatricians and trainees, we have all experienced moral awakenings that have compelled us to take action to protect children...
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Stranger in a Strange Mind

October 19, 2020
Victoria Turner
“What would it feel like if someone else were to come into your head?” An epilepsy patient posed this question...
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The Power of Overlearning

September 21, 2020
Victoria Turner
When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you...
Science
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This Date in UCSF History: Solving SARS

April 19, 2020
Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on April 17, 2003. An international team of investigators, including UCSF’s Joseph DeRisi and researchers at...
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EAR-risistible Advancement in 3D Printing

December 2, 2019
Victoria Turner
How much does it cost to make an ear?Max Feinstein, a fourth-year medical student, has been spearheading a project at...
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This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Questions

May 10, 2019
Synapse
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering...
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pap_smear

The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear

April 30, 2019
Iva Petrovchich
Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...
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Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming

April 29, 2019
Victoria Turner
Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science...
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Is AI Too Smart For Our Own Good?

April 23, 2019
Ariane Panzer
Can scientific achievements become so advanced that we lose sight of our own humanity? This thought was weighing on the...
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