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...

As we continue to celebrate the beauty of spring and explore the different Earth Month events around the city, it’s...

When am I alive? The ink line separating me from my mother Smudged by nature’s thumb

[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1975.] A U.S.-made calendar will show that today is Loyalty Day, a time...

Science journalist Ankur Paliwal has gained acclaim during his self-described zigzagging career for tenaciously campaigning for broader diversity in science...

Sorry, you can’t hang your hat here. So please, hold on to your headwear.

A surprise fire alarm did not stop 10 outstanding UCSF graduate student finalists from competing at the seventh annual UCSF...

[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1978.] The U.S. Department of Agriculture admitted that, in conjunction with the Mexican...

I stumble into the room, fumbling over sensible greetings

Dreams turned to memories; Golden, like pictures in the ocean sunset; It was everything I ever hoped for