Liberation December 19, 2023Noah GrecoAs I sit behind the wheel, knuckles pink and white, fingers clenched. I roll my windows down, the August night... Travel
I Watched ‘Napoleon’ So You Don’t Have To December 12, 2023Drew DespereauxMarie Antoinette, former Queen of France, marches through the Place de la Revolution as onlookers jeer and throw vegetables that... Reviews
Anatomy Lab December 12, 2023Manami Diaz TsuzukiI got the call during anatomy lab, while holding your heart in my palms. Otosan has heart failure, said my... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: No to Social Security Medicine December 12, 2023Synapse[Originally authored by San Francisco orthopaedic surgeon Edward T. Kelley and published in Synapse on December 13, 1961.] Recent remarks... Opinion
Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’: a Masterful, Timeless Thriller (set in San Francisco!) December 5, 2023Cindy OwCall me old-school, but I love going to the cinemas. From as young as I can remember, my mom would... Arts & Culture
Darkness December 5, 2023Nick FiorentinoNot the darkness that stars bathe in Not the brain illness that requires saving Arts & Culture
Teaching Ants How to Pipette November 28, 2023Drew DespereauxPipetting takes approximately 1027.66 hours/year-person (unpublished) in an average biology lab, and a way to automate that process would save... Humor
Running to Fort Point November 28, 2023Jessica CrockettI became a runner during my clinical rotations of medical school. When my days overflowed with meaning. So much to... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Six Days in San Quentin November 28, 2023Synapse[Originally authored by medical student Eric Chow and published in Synapse on November 20, 1998.] After a five-minute walk, I... Student Life
UCSF Healthcare Workers Stage Walkout for Gaza November 14, 2023Cindy OwMore than 400 UCSF-affiliated students, faculty, community members and healthcare workers — many wearing scrubs and white coats — held... News
The Tractor November 14, 2023Noah GrecoThe boy smiles upwards at his father, cherub cheeks and a childish grin. The man lifts the child onto his... Nature
This Date in UCSF History: November Traditions November 14, 2023Synapse[Originally authored by medical student Ashkay Govinder and published on Nov. 15, 2012.] I love cooking a traditional Thanksgiving meal... Student Life
SF Beach November 14, 2023Woodger Faugas[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest Photography category.] In this captured moment, behold a miniature range of sand... Nature
How Are You? November 7, 2023Sophie ZhangA question meant only as a greeting. A chance at connection diminished to a mere formality. In what public health... Student Life
salt November 7, 2023Cassidy Phammomma made the best baked fish in the world. dad fed us stories. Student Life