My Long COVID Experience May 29, 2022Ali ZahirThe sun was at its highest point in the sky. At the same time, I was at my lowest point... Health
Farewell Til Fall May 29, 2022Victoria TurnerAs we end the 66th year of Synapse’s publication, I encourage you to stop whatever you are doing and just... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: The real Jane Roe May 24, 2022SynapseOriginally published on May 31, 1990. A small woman wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes stood nervously before a crowd... News
UCSF Marches for Abortion Rights May 20, 2022Eszter KishI grew up in a small conservative town in Texas where abortion is considered murder, queerness is considered amental illness... Social Justice
Looking for a Sign May 19, 2022Layla Joudeh“We took out a mass from your colon. We think it’s cancer. The good news is we think we got... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Keep abortions safe and legal May 18, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 24, 1981.] Abortion is under attack, again, in what may prove to be the... Social Justice
effigy May 18, 2022Wesley Kaorounds of hate in scores fired enter my body as i watch eight fall, six of them who look like... Arts & Culture
GAD May 18, 2022Ninad BhatShe went to the doctor todayAnd we told her she was sick She didn’t need a visit to knowThat unfortunate... Health
Work-Life Balance May 14, 2022Fiona MillerWhen I came across this coffee cup balanced perfectly and precariously on a hallway railing in Zuckerberg San Francisco General... Student Life
Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes May 14, 2022Sonia TargTwo distant planetsA chimney of cozy airAn open coin purse Oxen at the yokeA perch for cuddly lovebirdsAn old winged... Arts & Culture
Split the Sky May 14, 2022Victoria TurnerScientific research can feel like a lonely voyage into the clouds, until even the clouds peel away and there is... Student Life
Your Greatest Fear May 8, 2022Victoria TurnerThis crosswalk to the clouds really sums up how I picture it every time I face things in the future... Student Life
Summer May 8, 2022Hannah SansLaughter bouncing off living room walls,Faces enter then exit stage left and right,Students rushing from one scene to the next.A... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Equal Medical Rights for Women May 5, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper May 5, 1976.] Women representing women’s clinics and health organizations throughout... Health
Happiness as a product of meaning April 29, 2022Anthony Chang“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” -Aristotle Health