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.
This Date in UCSF History: Women's Issues Persist
Originally published in Synapse on March 6, 2008. No matter what some may claim, the issue of gender equality has...
This Date in UCSF History: Former Surgery Resident Wins Discrimination Suit
Originally published in Synapse on March 3, 1983. In what may be a landmark case for women and minorities in...
Med Student Reflections on 'Black Men in White Coats'
As a Black male medical student passionate about increasing representation in medicine, I knew I had to tune in to...
This Date in UCSF History: UC Misses Affirmative Action Goals
Originally published in Synapse on February 16, 1984. Next week, UCSF will be sponsoring a day-long symposium, “Affirmative Action in...
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...