Training for Health Justice
Applications for a new round of the Environmental Scholars Program are open to all UCSF students who have at least 2 years remaining in their enrollment, due by 9/30/26.
Reframing Health Justice at UCSF
On a foggy Friday morning, a cluster of UCSF students in scrubs and backpacks huddle over poster boards a few...
Honoring the Forgotten: My Day at the Mothers of Gynecology Park
When I first pulled up to the Mothers of Gynecology Park in Montgomery, there were a few cars around, but...
This Date in UCSF History: Homophobia Is a Medical Issue
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 22, 1998.] Last week, the country confronted the death of Matthew Shepard, the...
This Date in UCSF History: Minority Numbers Climb Dramatically
[Originally published in Synapse on September 25, 1986.] In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of...
From Mistrust to Empowerment: How Historical Medical Racism Drove Black Women Toward Midwifery and Home Births
[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Non Fiction category.] America: a country that brags about its technology and...
This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots
[Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988.] Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to...
Periods Shouldn’t Pause Education
Imagine you or a loved one missing school every month simply because they didn't have access to menstrual hygiene products...
This Date in UCSF History: The origins of Mother’s Day
[Originally published in Synapse on May 7, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race...
It's Time For Change, We Cannot Let Ukraine Be the Next Congo
The environment one lives in directly impacts one’s health — common sense tells us this. If someone knowingly harms another’s...