Buddha's Sidewalk January 28, 2022Woodger FaugasKaleidoscopic luminosity, urban serenity, and vivid imagery –– these are the essential qualities exuded by this meta-illustrative, and regenerative, portrayal... Arts & Culture
Code Stroke January 28, 2022Josie XuThe patient is rushed into the ED Nurses crowd around Raise a leg Raise an arm More doctors surround Ask... Student Life
COVID Chronicles: Kitchen Fail January 25, 2022Janice GohGrad student who successfully does 14-page genomic library sequencing protocol is unable to follow 3 ingredient, one-pot recipe. Humor
Second Day January 24, 2022Zoe OnionJanuary 13, 2021 One of these days I'll turn the right way when I exit the stairwell. I'll confidently walk... Arts & Culture
UCSF Oral Medicine Clinic: HIV/AIDS Pioneers January 24, 2022Jessica Maldonado-MendozaIn June of 1981, San Francisco saw the first cases of what eventually became known as HIV/AIDS. They were atypical... Health
Functional Depressive January 18, 2022Salma HassanHow are you? I Inhale. And I’m quickly reminded that this was first real breath I’ve taken all day How... Arts & Culture
elpis January 18, 2022Wesley Kaofleetingly she glimpsed by --- a backyard hummingbird fluttering, feeding her hatchlings: spiny, naked little things, blind and squirmy, perilously... Arts & Culture
On the Road with Bashō: Exploring Art with a Haiku Virtuoso and Literarily Immortal Novelist, Part One January 13, 2022Woodger FaugasWithout question, Dany Laferrière’s new novel, Sur la route avec Bashō, French for “On the road with Bashō,” constitutes a... Arts & Culture
SF Mayor's Homelessness Strategy Won't Work January 10, 2022Finn BlackAt 12:30am on Christmas eve after ten and a half hours of public comment, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors... Opinion
'Get Boosted' January 10, 2022Nina Escueta“Get boosted.” That was the resounding message at UCSF’s final COVID-19 town hall of 2021 on December 17. All eligible... News
This Date in UCSF History: New Year's Resolution, Moderation January 6, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 10, 2008.] For many people, ringing in the New Year is synonymous with setting... Health
Grad Student Researchers Win Battle for Union Recognition December 16, 2021Natalie WhitisThe University of California has averted a graduate student researcher strike by formally recognizing the entirety of the Student Researchers... News
The Healing Dream December 13, 2021Woodger FaugasIt is morning; it is spring. And in the dew, the mountains woo. Distantly heard, the roosters crow; and past... Arts & Culture
Administrator Charged In $1.5M Tuition Fraud December 13, 2021Natalie WhitisA UCSF School of Nursing administrator will stand trial in February for allegedly diverting $1.5 million in tuition payments into... News
Reverence December 13, 2021Nina EscuetaThere are moments where you will find No past Or present Or future. Only eternity; An instant that stretches on... Arts & Culture