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Luwowo Coltan mine near Rubaya, North Kivu.

It's Time For Change, We Cannot Let Ukraine Be the Next Congo

The environment one lives in directly impacts one’s health — common sense tells us this. If someone knowingly harms another’s health, clear grounds for reparations exist. What happens, then, if our institutions repeatedly fail to hold these perpetrators accountable?
May 6, 2025
Tyler Stepaniak
Tyler Stepaniak
Social Justice
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This Date in UCSF History: Women's Issues Persist

March 7, 2021
Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on March 6, 2008. No matter what some may claim, the issue of gender equality has...
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This Date in UCSF History: Former Surgery Resident Wins Discrimination Suit

February 27, 2021
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Originally published in Synapse on March 3, 1983. In what may be a landmark case for women and minorities in...
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Med Student Reflections on 'Black Men in White Coats'

February 27, 2021
Wynton Sims
As a Black male medical student passionate about increasing representation in medicine, I knew I had to tune in to...
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This Date in UCSF History: UC Misses Affirmative Action Goals

February 15, 2021
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Originally published in Synapse on February 16, 1984. Next week, UCSF will be sponsoring a day-long symposium, “Affirmative Action in...
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Love Cannot Be Silent

February 1, 2021
Hannah Sans
​This encouraging message adorned the museum courtyard of Golden Gate Park in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests...
Social Justice
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This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited

February 1, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
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This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy

January 24, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published on January 26, 1995.] On Jan. 20, Joseph E. Marshall, a founder and executive director of the Omega...
Social Justice

Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege

January 24, 2021
Wynton Sims
I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong...
Social Justice
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This Date in UCSF History: Panel Decries Impact Of Modern Medicine On Native Health Care

December 3, 2020
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Originally published on December 8, 1992. In order to survive, Native Americans must maintain their tribal customs and not give...
Social Justice
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