Big Surprise December 11, 2022Camille MooreIt was sunrise Nail clipping of a moon, an incisor tooth Peeking and covered again, the colors of the sky... Travel
Introspection December 11, 2022Catherine OksasOften, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike December 11, 2022Synapse[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec... Student Life
The Infinitely Big in the Infinitely Small December 3, 2022Julianne Riggs[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through... Student Life
apricots & shallots December 3, 2022Nina DjukicI think often of the apricots & shallots that I diced in your kitchen last year with a knife you... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: UCSF Observes World AIDS Day December 3, 2022Synapse[Originally published on December 1, 1988.] “Sometimes people just want to talk and it’s our policy never to hang up,”... Health
Hannah the Ghost November 29, 2022Camille MooreThe buttercream needed something. Raspberries? George stirred a spoonful of jam into the bowl and re-tasted. Much better, he thought... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: A Tribute to Harvey Milk November 28, 2022SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on November 30, 1978. Written by Andrew Zysman. Supervisor Harvey Milk was shot to death on... Social Justice
The (Graphic) Art of Medicine November 14, 2022Nina EscuetaMedicine may seem an unlikely subject for comic books but think again. The UCSF Library recently kickstarted its inaugural Graphic...
as we made to leave the bagelry November 14, 2022Nina DjukicThird place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest poetry category. we moved through the sentence of the crowd, its fork-plate... Arts & Culture
Behind Their Wheels November 14, 2022Michelle BuiFall 2021 “How do you know that a man loves you?” *** Emmanuel had a firm build and rigid posture... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Staff Lose Holidays November 14, 2022SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on November 18, 1976. The employees of the University of California are receiving two paid holidays... News
A Trainee’s Reflections of Anti-Asian Racism: Keep us in the Conversation November 8, 2022Michelle TongOnly two-and-a-half years ago I was a third-year medical student completing my first clinical rotation when the news hit about... Social Justice
Hey, First Years, What Do You Want To Know? November 8, 2022Julianne RiggsBeing a first-year graduate student can be hard. Like, really hard. As a first year, you may feel like a... Student Life
The hammer (an epilogue to the impostor) November 8, 2022Janice GohThird place winner in the Storytelling Contest fiction category. My breath was shaky. My hands were still trembling as my... Arts & Culture