Q&A With Biden COVID Advisor & UCSF Professor, Dr. Eric Goosby, Part 1 February 15, 2021Emily Vivian HuangToday we present a Synapse limited series — an extensive Q&A with Dr. Eric Goosby, in which we learn about... Career
Who Chooses Whom We Mourn? February 8, 2021Lena AlazzehEvery day I watch the newsThey speak and show countless horrors in the worldBut who chooses whom we mourn?See disaster... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences February 8, 2021SynapseOriginally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a... Academic
Juxtaposition February 8, 2021This submission earned Amber Por an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. Sunlight beams down Along... Arts & Culture
Hong Kong: Beauty in Unrest February 8, 2021Isabel JuangHong Kong. A beautiful city, but also one of unrest. I painted this for a friend who recently had an... Arts & Culture
Expectations February 1, 2021Feyisayo OjuteConsumption is currency.Are the intellections of my heart only ascribed value when they have been digested by others? And subsequently... Student Life
Pawn Queen February 1, 2021Rubin Sorrell III am a PawnI know thisI am surrounded by pawns that act like pawnsI’m always being told I’m a pawn... Arts & Culture
Love Cannot Be Silent February 1, 2021Hannah SansThis encouraging message adorned the museum courtyard of Golden Gate Park in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited February 1, 2021Synapse[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King... Social Justice
Recipe for A PhD Student Thesis January 25, 2021Victoria TurnerServes: 1 Thesis CommitteeTime: 4-7 years Just when you thought you had exhausted the quarantine home cookbook, here is a... Humor
Do We Fit? January 24, 2021Elizabeth McCarthySometimes being with you feels like being a pearl with a crescent moon. There is a hollow, warm and safe... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy January 24, 2021Synapse[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, 2021Wynton SimsI’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong... Social Justice
UCSF lost and found January 18, 2021Janice GohOfficer: Hi, welcome to the UCSF lost and found, how may I help you today?A: Hi… I lost my identity.Officer... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Artist Asks, Who Are You? January 18, 2021SynapseOriginally published on January 19, 2012. This year’s keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Week at UCSF was Kip Fulbeck... Arts & Culture