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.
A Trainee’s Reflections of Anti-Asian Racism: Keep us in the Conversation
Only two-and-a-half years ago I was a third-year medical student completing my first clinical rotation when the news hit about...
Seeking Vaccine Equity
Since the start of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus, billions of lives globally have been irreversibly changed. Public health safety measures...
This Date in UCSF History: Anti-abortionists Threaten Family Planning Funds
[Originally published on November 7, 1985.] Local family planning agencies and prochoice groups are concerned about a move by congressional...
This Date in UCSF History: Birth Control Aborted in United States
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1990.] Americans have fewer choices in practicing birth control than people in...
This Date In UCSF History: Necessary Dialogue
[ Originally published in Synapse on September 29, 1993.] A campus forum on “Interracial Racism,” held Sept. 21 in Toland...
This Date in UCSF History: Keep abortions safe and legal
[Originally published in Synapse on May 24, 1981.] Abortion is under attack, again, in what may prove to be the...
This Date in UCSF History: Supreme Court Decision Fails to Reflect Needs
[Originally publishing on March 25, 1977.] As the U.S. Supreme Court announced last week its decision to hear the Bakke...
This Date in UCSF History: Guard Affirmative Action
[Originally published in Synapse on February 24, 1983.] Come with me on a brief journey into the not too distant...
Meet the Co-Presidents of Med Students for Choice
In our latest podcast episode, pre-med student and Synapse contributor Sarah Siddiqui talks to the co-presidents of the UCSF chapter...