Justice-Driven Journalism
[In this series, past editors-in-chief reflect on their time leading the paper.] I was a member of the the Synapse editorial board from 1982 to 1985, serving for three years as the editor -in-chief.
Pushing Back Against Credentialism
This past year, UCSF’s School of Nursing quietly stopped accepting applicants to the master’s entry program in nursing (MEPN), a...
Reflections on the Past — Colorism, Self-Doubt, and Resiliency
Clinton is a small town with around 25,000 people. It is around 53% White and 40% Black, a pretty good...
This Date in UCSF History: Fiery Med Grad Speech Highlights Failings
[Originally published on June 5, 1980.] Speaking before faculty, jubilant graduates and proud families, Melanie Daumont criticized medical education for...
This Date in UCSF History: Celebrate International Workers Day
[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1975.] A U.S.-made calendar will show that today is Loyalty Day, a time...
This Date in UCSF History: Memorial Campaign to End Gun Violence
On August 26, 1999 Robert Sadler, a UCSF postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was shot and...
Listen
Listen to the rhythm of the Bang bang bang, To the sounds and the dance of this Din
This Date in UCSF History: Students Act Against Impending War
[Originally published on March 20, 2003.] In a political climate charged with the suddenly tangible threat of war with Iraq...
This Date in USCF History: Pregnancy Equity
[Originally published in Synapse on March 11, 1987.] A recent Supreme Court decision upholding certain types of pregnancy leave and...
This Date in UCSF History: Vietnam’s Elusive Truth
[ Originally authored in February 25, 1988 by Toan Truong as a third-year medical student.] I grew up in Saigon...