[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 16, 1996.] Summer is supposed to be relaxing and free from stress. Quite the...

This past year, UCSF’s School of Nursing quietly stopped accepting applicants to the master’s entry program in nursing (MEPN), a...

Clinton is a small town with around 25,000 people. It is around 53% White and 40% Black, a pretty good...

Welcome back to Synapse’s 68th year of publication! In the past year, UCSF has slowly moved towards a new normal...

[Originally published on Sept. 13, 2007.] Student life is hard. Long hours and stressful exams can take a toll on...

The UCSF Intrinsic Value of Art Series (IVAS) invites the UCSF community and the public to the first-ever UCSF Zine...

[Originally published on June 5, 1980.] Speaking before faculty, jubilant graduates and proud families, Melanie Daumont criticized medical education for...

Academe at 198, a new housing community at 198 McAllister Street, is set to open this summer, providing additional housing...

[ Originally published on May 22, 1997.] A report by UCSF researchers released last week says there are too many...

you should know birth is not quiet. i want you to feel it.

[Written by Dr. Toan Truong while interning in medicine at UCSF and published in Synapse on May 17, 1990.] The...

Our first visit nearly brings you to tears. I hand you a diabetes diagnosis. One full point too high on...

soft summer air skies tinted pastel orange the breeze tickles my face

[Originally published on May 9, 2009.] Lyme tick disease is a cruel illness, brought on by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi...

The blockbuster HBO show, The Last of Us, uses an intriguing premise to explain the world’s post-apocalyptic setting: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis...