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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: Fatigue vs. Training

[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 1989.] The eyes of medical professionals and legislators throughout the nation will be trained on New York this summer as unprecedented regulations limiting resident working hours begin to take effect.
May 26, 2026
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Time to Run

December 12, 2022
Victoria Turner
Last month, I ran a marathon. There was no official race. I tracked my miles using a phone. Each mile...
Student Life
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Introspection

December 11, 2022
Catherine Oksas
Often, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just...
Student Life
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This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike

December 11, 2022
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[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...
Student Life
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The Infinitely Big in the Infinitely Small

December 3, 2022
Julianne Riggs
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through...
Student Life
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Behind Their Wheels

November 14, 2022
Michelle Bui
Fall 2021 “How do you know that a man loves you?” *** Emmanuel had a firm build and rigid posture...
Student Life
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Hey, First Years, What Do You Want To Know?

November 8, 2022
Julianne Riggs
Being a first-year graduate student can be hard. Like, really hard. As a first year, you may feel like a...
Student Life
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Sri Lankan Student Helps Home Country in Crisis

October 24, 2022
Kevin Long
When Biomedical Sciences PhD student Yash Abeykoon, a Sri Lankan citizen, traveled back to her home country in June, she...
Student Life
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This Date in UCSF History: Don’t Forget to Vote

October 24, 2022
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[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 30, 1986.] It may not be a presidential election year, but next Tuesday’s midterm...
Student Life
The Philippines' bronze medal winning team at the 1954 World Championships.

A Balikbayan Box for My Ballers

October 16, 2022
Gabby Rabadam
[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] In the summer of 2020, I participated in Celestial Journeys...
Student Life
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