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.
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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...
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited
[Originally published on February 20, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
This Date in UCSF History: Fighting for Civil Rights
[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union address Wednesday, called for...
Traumatic Grief and Dismantling Anti-Brownness in the Uvalde School Mass Shooting Aftermath
On Sunday, July 10th, the communities of Uvalde and the families of the children and teachers who lost their lives...
This Date in UCSF History: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963...
This Date in UCSF History: A Tribute to Harvey Milk
Originally published in Synapse on November 30, 1978. Written by Andrew Zysman. Supervisor Harvey Milk was shot to death on...