For the Birds September 23, 2025Craig SutkinOn August 24, the Birdwatching Club (BWC) at UCSF embarked on its inaugural birding adventure at Las Gallinas Ponds in...
This Date in UCSF History: The Politics of History September 23, 2025Synapse[Originally published on September 21, 1995.] Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984... Arts & Culture
Reach New Heights September 20, 2025Ben SokolLooking for new ways to destress from studying, experiments, clinicals, or grant writing? Try the UCSF climbing club! The UCSF...
From Mistrust to Empowerment: How Historical Medical Racism Drove Black Women Toward Midwifery and Home Births September 16, 2025Amanda Lipford[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Non Fiction category.] America: a country that brags about its technology and... Social Justice
Mindscapes: Kiggundu Rodney Bridges Art and Brain Health in Debut Solo Exhibition September 16, 2025Kiggundu RodneySusana LayOn Thursday, July 10, Kiggundu Rodney, a Ugandan visual artist and an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at... Arts & Culture
Life Challenges, Struggles, and Wins September 16, 2025Prativa KoiralaYou thought you’d never survive this. But, darling, a radiant sun awaits to see you rise. You felt as though... Poetry
This Date in UCSF History: State Health Corps? September 16, 2025Synapse[ Originally published in Synapse on September 19, 1985.] In the next few days, Gov. George Deukmejian will decide the... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: 10 Solid Pieces of Advice for First Year Students September 9, 2025Synapse[Originally published on September 5, 2002.] Welcome First Year (insert school here) Students! In the next week to months you... Student Life
The Urgent Need for Climate-Resilient Healthcare in Puerto Rico September 8, 2025Leyda Marrero MoralesImagine this: It’s your first semester of college — just one month in — and you suddenly can’t reach your... Medicine
Celebrating Creativity: Synapse Announces Storytelling Contest Winners August 25, 2025SynapseFrom magical realism to urgent calls for justice, from fog-draped skylines to lyrical meditations on the self — this year’s...
UCSF Student's HIV Research Talk Wins UC-Wide Grad Slam June 9, 2025Anthony LiIs it easier to find your date on Tinder or is it easier to find the next molecular target for... News
Aging and the Carbon Imaginary May 27, 2025Bri MatusovskyConsider aging as three overlapping progressions: the accumulation of risk, aging as deterioration, and aging as renewal. Aging disrupts life/non-life... Health
This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots May 27, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988.] Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to... Social Justice
Rite of Passage May 27, 2025Ziqian FengWhen the waiting caught on fire the world rages Agitation No amount is the right amount Poetry
Periods Shouldn’t Pause Education May 27, 2025Edinna Nyanda-ObasekiImagine you or a loved one missing school every month simply because they didn't have access to menstrual hygiene products... Social Justice