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.
For Climate Health
Physician advocacy on global climate change may be the greatest public health intervention of our lifetime, Dr. Sheri Weiser said...
Minority Report Imaging is the New MRI
Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful application that allows physicians to visualize and interact with patient data. By definition, augmented...
Humans of UCSF: Ready. Set. Science!
Science communication and media coverage are needed now more than ever. The importance of research never seems to be emphasized...
This Date In UCSF History: Studying HIV On Transplanted Human Tissue
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on Dec. 3, 1990 How can one study the effects of...
This Date in UCSF History: SF Supervisors Debate UCSF Animal Experiments
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on Nov. 19, 1998. The demonstrations against UCSF's hearing loss experiments...
The Crucial Third Eye
The Crucial Third is the second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Comments from category judge...
How to Genetically Engineer a Human in Your Garage
Earlier this year a YouTube video entitled “ How to Genetically Engineer a Human in Your Garage” circulated around my...
Sharing Science
Scientific breakthroughs are occurring at a rate faster than ever before. In 2007, it was estimated that 1.5 million new...
Cultures For Life
Ever wondered if probiotics improve immune function? Benefit gastrointestinal conditions? Or even help in the treatment of infections? Well, since...