Practicing With Hands Tied: A Slippery Slope UCSF-Dignity Health Partnership Expansion December 8, 2019Priyanka SrivastavaGenesis VasconezSina NazeriHundreds of UCSF staff, providers, faculty and students have denounced a proposed partnership expansion between UCSF and Dignity Health that... Opinion
Cirque du Soleil Sends Women to New Heights December 8, 2019Emily Vivian HuangThe structure was almost complete. As she balanced the near-finished creation on her head, the stage turned in a circle... Arts & Culture
Launch Your Startup December 6, 2019Victoria TurnerDo you have an idea that could improve health science? Have you thought of a way to streamline patient care...
EAR-risistible Advancement in 3D Printing December 2, 2019Victoria TurnerHow much does it cost to make an ear? Max Feinstein, a fourth-year medical student, has been spearheading a project... Science
Discovery Day Hits Another Home Run December 1, 2019Elma FriasIt only takes one time to get hooked to the annual Bay Area Science Festival’s Discovery Day. Thousands of kids...
This Date in UCSF History: Defending the Right to Choose November 14, 2019SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to... Health
Is UCSF Prepared for a Decade of Darkness? November 14, 2019Laura RambaranWhen UCSF staff member Lisa Magargal was notified that the power in her Rohnert Park home was to be shut... News
Stand Out During an Interview November 14, 2019Sara AyaziThis month’s tip is on how to stand out during an interview. Asking questions is one of the most important... Career
Command Your Audience November 14, 2019Victoria TurnerYou do not have to show up to every fight you are invited to. This might sound obvious until you... Career
Patience November 8, 2019Ninad BhatEditor's note: Ninad Bhat's "Patience" took second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing, poetry category. The room is... Arts & Culture
Humans of UCSF: Pursuing A Passion November 8, 2019Maya SmithHometown: Maplewood, NJ Undergraduate Institution: Syracuse University Undergraduate Major: Public Health UCSF Year/Class Of: 2020 What led you to choose... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: French AIDS Furor November 8, 2019SynapseTwo weeks ago, French researchers reported “dramatic biological improvements” in a group of AIDS patients using a new drug treatment. News
Debating Human Gene Editing November 8, 2019Victoria TurnerIn 2018, the story broke of a Chinese researcher who had made real-life use of CRISPR to edit two human... Academic
Film Festival Focuses on Rare Diseases November 3, 2019SynapseA film festival happening at Mission Bay next weekend aims to put a spotlight on rare diseases. Disorder: The Rare...
This Date in UCSF History: Rents Surge October 31, 2019SynapsePresidio student housing has some of the greatest views in the city but is now falling prey to the city’s... Student Life