Stories For Change
I served as EIC of Synapse from Fall 2016 to Summer 2019. I wanted to serve as the EIC because I’m passionate about science communication and wanted to help other students find their voice and hone their writing skills.
Love Cannot Be Silent
This encouraging message adorned the museum courtyard of Golden Gate Park in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests...
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited
[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy
[Originally published on January 26, 1995.] On Jan. 20, Joseph E. Marshall, a founder and executive director of the Omega...
Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege
I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong...
This Date in UCSF History: Panel Decries Impact Of Modern Medicine On Native Health Care
Originally published on December 8, 1992. In order to survive, Native Americans must maintain their tribal customs and not give...
Black Lives Matter
[This submission won third place for the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category.] An aerial photograph of the Black Lives Matter...
Apology Owed to Bayview Hunters Point Residents
Dr. Balmes apologized for information published by this San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Balmes need not apologize to me! Dr. Balmes...
This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality
Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...
They Tell Me 'Go Home'
This submission earned Nina Escueta the first place winner of the Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Mangoes, ripe and green...