This Date in UCSF History: Promising New Abortion Drug
[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United States, approximately 1.6 million end in abortion.
Time to Wake Up to Threat of Climate Change, and to Act
As pediatricians and trainees, we have all experienced moral awakenings that have compelled us to take action to protect children...
Stranger in a Strange Mind
“What would it feel like if someone else were to come into your head?” An epilepsy patient posed this question...
The Power of Overlearning
When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you...
This Date in UCSF History: Solving SARS
Originally published in Synapse on April 17, 2003. An international team of investigators, including UCSF’s Joseph DeRisi and researchers at...
EAR-risistible Advancement in 3D Printing
How much does it cost to make an ear? Max Feinstein, a fourth-year medical student, has been spearheading a project...
This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Questions
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering...
The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear
Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...
Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming
Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science...
Is AI Too Smart For Our Own Good?
Can scientific achievements become so advanced that we lose sight of our own humanity? This thought was weighing on the...