Summer & Winter April 4, 2023Olasina AweShe was right. I don’t know what love is I’ve seen it, and received it, but never given it Or... Arts & Culture
Liminal April 4, 2023Jessica CrockettWe speak gently Into liminal space We all see the faint flame, the wick in shallow wax Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Memorial Campaign to End Gun Violence April 4, 2023SynapseOn August 26, 1999 Robert Sadler, a UCSF postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was shot and... Social Justice
Listen March 28, 2023Nina EscuetaListen to the rhythm of the Bang bang bang, To the sounds and the dance of this Din Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: New Studies Stress the Seriousness of Climate Change March 28, 2023Synapse[Originally reported in Synapse on March 20, 2009.] Two reports issued in February underlined the growing menace of climate change... Science
First patient March 21, 2023Shyam PatelShelter clinic opens every Thursday at six, First time seeing a “real” patient, I’m waiting at the door. Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Students Act Against Impending War March 21, 2023Synapse[Originally published on March 20, 2003.] In a political climate charged with the suddenly tangible threat of war with Iraq... Social Justice
This Date in USCF History: Pregnancy Equity March 13, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on March 11, 1987.] A recent Supreme Court decision upholding certain types of pregnancy leave and... Social Justice
What ChatGPT Thinks About Me March 7, 2023Janice GohOver the years, many people have asked me what a grad student does, and I have been stumped for answers... Humor
Artsakh Under Siege: A Humanitarian Crisis February 28, 2023The Armenian Graduate SocietyIt’s the middle of winter and you are cut off from the world. There is no electricity or gas. The... News
This Date in UCSF History: Vietnam’s Elusive Truth February 27, 2023Synapse[Originally authored in February 25, 1988 by Toan Truong as a third-year medical student.] I grew up in Saigon in... Social Justice
Psychological First Aid: Saving More Than Lives in Times of Crisis February 20, 2023Apisit KaewsanitWhile rescue missions and physical first aid are necessary for victims, it is essential to recognize that psychological support is... Health
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited February 20, 2023Synapse[Originally published on February 20, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King... Social Justice
Dental Public Health – An Elusive Specialty With a Community Heart February 14, 2023Christine HaoWhen I say I’m a resident in Dental Public Health, I typically receive two responses: #1: “Nice! What do you... Health
This Date in UCSF History: It’s V-Day, Not D-Day February 14, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.] Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for one, will be spending it... Opinion