Black Lives Matter November 14, 2020Ali Zahir[This submission won third place for the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category.] An aerial photograph of the Black Lives Matter... Social Justice
The New Look by Dior November 14, 2020Emily Vivian HuangThis is part 3 of the limited series on the celebrated haute couture designer, Christian Dior. Christian Dior presented his... Arts & Culture
Mason November 7, 2020Ben ManskyBen Mansky's "Mason" won second place in the Storytelling Contest photography category. Years ago, I was walking around North Beach... Arts & Culture
Untitled November 2, 2020Abel RivasAl aprender inglés en el segundo año en la primaria, me preguntan, <<¿Como dices tu nombre?>> (en inglés ) In... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Political Ads: There Oughta Be a Law November 1, 2020Synapse[Originally published on November 3, 1994.] Disgust is the overwhelming feeling that washes over me as I listen to the... Opinion
Apology Owed to Bayview Hunters Point Residents November 1, 2020Ahimsa Porter SumchaiDr. Balmes apologized for information published by this San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Balmes need not apologize to me! Dr. Balmes... Social Justice
Going Back to the Start of Today November 1, 2020Janice GohThis submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category. I step off the plane into the... Student Life
Dior in San Francisco October 30, 2020Emily Vivian HuangThis is part 2 of our limited series on the celebrated haute couture designer, Christian Dior. Out of all the... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality October 25, 2020SynapseOriginally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young... Social Justice
Abscission October 25, 2020Wesley KaoThis submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. Child, I lay him supine upon the... Arts & Culture
The Imposter October 25, 2020Janice GohI don’t know when it began, but happened gradually as the first fall quarter unfolded. First, I began by picking... Student Life
Dior Reveals Haute Couture Masterpieces October 25, 2020Emily Vivian HuangThis week Synapse introduces a limited series honoring one of the world’s foremost couturier, Christian Dior. “Haute Couture” literally translates... Arts & Culture
Stranger in a Strange Mind October 19, 2020Victoria Turner“What would it feel like if someone else were to come into your head?” An epilepsy patient posed this question... Science
COVID Lock Down Inspires New Thesis October 18, 2020Janice Goh2020 has been a year of great turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With labs operating only at 50% capacity... Humor
On An Organ Donation Run October 10, 2020Joey LewThis poem earned Joey Lew first place in this year's international William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition. I am asked to... Arts & Culture