This Date in UCSF History: Prof Claims Rape Stats Inflated, Gets Pushback October 9, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 10, 1991.] UC Berkeley Professor Neil Gilbert’s article, “The Phantom Epidemic of Sexual Assault,”... Social Justice
Third of November October 9, 2021Victoria Turner[First place for the Storytelling Contest photography category.] This picture was taken a few months before the 2020 US presidential... Arts & Culture
Join the COVID-19 Research Student Group October 5, 2021Naveen DhawanA new unique timely campus organization is helping students learn and be a part of COVID-19 research and breakthroughs with... Student Life
The Pandemic, the Parks, and the People October 3, 2021Nina EscuetaIt took a global pandemic for me to realize that a bucket-list trip could be just a drive away. I... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: After the Recall, Things Will Get No Better October 3, 2021SynapseThe culmination of weeks of political farce comes on October 7, when California voters will vote on whether to recall... Opinion
The Cost of Being Constantly Available September 28, 2021Victoria Turner[Victoria Turner’s submission won first place in the Storytelling Contest’s science writing category.] As the pressures and restrictions of 2020... Science
Science Speaks Love a Little Differently September 27, 2021Janice GohCrises bring out the best and the worst in people. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Through this trying time... Science
This Date in UCSF History: Prepayment for Healthcare September 26, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 27, 1973. In February, within weeks of the announcement of severe federal cutbacks in grant monies... Health
Fight for Abortion & Reproductive Justice September 21, 2021Neha PondicherryAre you looking for ways to advocate and be more involved in reproductive justice, especially following the horrendous Texas abortion... Social Justice
Batteries September 20, 2021Ninad BhatNinad Bhat’s “Batteries” is the winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Creative Writing category. The poem introduces an everyday, offhand... Arts & Culture
Upholding Haitian Dignity: On Briefly Contextualizing the Ongoing Crisis in Haiti, Part Two September 19, 2021Woodger FaugasHaving detailed, in Part One, major events that led to Haiti’s founding, this section, or Part Two, traces how Haiti... News
[This Date in UCSF History] Socialized Medicine is Respectable in Norway, the UK September 19, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the... Social Justice
Welcome Back September 13, 2021Victoria TurnerWelcome to the start of a new academic year and Synapse’s 66th year of publication. As 2021 has transported us...
Honoring Creative Talent at UCSF September 11, 2021SynapseThe results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically September 11, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled... Academic