In Solidarity with Global Youth Climate Strike: Medical Students Take Action September 30, 2019Sarah SchearOn Friday Sept. 20, millions of students worldwide went on strike from school to demand swift action on climate change... News
From One-eyed Sheep to Anti-Cancer Drugs: The Story that Stole the Postdoc Slam September 29, 2019Laura RambaranA fascinating story about how a one-eyed sheep and an atypical photo-bomb earned a UCSF postdoc top honors at the... Academic
Protestors Win September 26, 2019Matthew KlopeFollowing weeks of public outcry against the abrupt cancellation of the US Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) medical deferred action... News
The First Time September 21, 2019Sikai SongEditor's note: Sikai Song's "The First Time" is the first place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category... Student Life
Elderly Suicide: The Forgotten Crisis September 20, 2019Genesis VasconezElderly people kill themselves too. You wouldn’t think so if you did a quick search for the word “elderly” in... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Hospital rules relax with Reagan September 20, 2019SynapseOriginally published on Sept. 23, 1982. New rules devised for hospitals by the Reagan administration would “relax or repeal” many... News
Machine Learning Used to Predict Lab Results September 16, 2019Jason HomAt academic medical centers, start-ups and established technology companies, the application of machine learning models toward analyzing healthcare data is... News
UCSF Patient, Advocates Speak Out Against Immigrant Patient Deportation Before Congress September 12, 2019Matthew KlopeUCSF immigrant patients, advocates, and health providers travelled to Capitol Hill on Sept. 11 to join others who were speaking... News
ODO Welcomes All September 12, 2019J. Renee NavarroWelcome new and returning members of our campus community to the UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach (ODO). The ODO...
This Date in UCSF History: Men Offended September 12, 2019SynapseBoth letters to the editor were originally published on Sept. 15, 1988. To the Editor: Recently, the Rape Prevention Education... Opinion
Introducing Synapse's New Editors-In-Chief September 9, 2019Synapse is pleased to introduce two new leaders who are taking the helm of the 65-year-old UCSF student news outlet...
Get Your Flu Shot September 5, 2019SynapseUCSF will be holding free drop-in flu shot clinics to all UCSF employees, students and volunteers from Monday, September 16...
This Date in UCSF History: Budget Blues September 5, 2019SynapseOriginally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on September 10, 2003. Unless you’ve been asleep for the past... News
Winners, Take A Bow August 12, 2019SynapseThe results are in! Today, 12 of UCSF’s most talented writers and photographers are taking home the top prizes in... News
Towards Gender Equity May 22, 2019Emma PowellCamille SimoneauIn June 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a report which states that the pervasiveness of... Opinion