UCSF Admin — Follow Through with Strong Decarbonization Plans December 10, 2024UC Green New Deal CoalitionAccording to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change service, 2024 is set to be yet another hottest year ever recorded... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Battle Over The Supreme Court December 10, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’ nomination for Supreme Court justice, President... Politics
We romanticize our mothers and grandmothers, but they do too December 3, 2024Giselle Pérez-AguilarPeople say that because we were born on the other side, in the north, we are neither from here nor... Family
Life is Beautiful! December 3, 2024Bhuvaneshwari TatikondaThere was a time when I thought everything in the future was predictable. Then, there came a time when I... Philosophy
The Fringe of Society December 3, 2024Jihae RyuInternal war, but external battles So much anger, so incontrollable Embarrassed, but should I be? Health
This Date in UCSF History: Promising New Abortion Drug December 3, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United... Science
This Date in UCSF History: UC VP Hears Students’ Concerns November 19, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 16, 1995.] Tuition increases, affirmative action, library resources, and maternity leave were the main... Academic
On a Cloudy November Day November 19, 2024Ziqian FengThe only way forward is inward and outward; Inward through the alleys of self-doubts and ill interpretation; Outward like arms... Philosophy
Little Peaches Become Big Trees November 12, 2024Jocelyne Fadiga“Thumthump, thumthump, thumthump” the footsteps were getting louder and closer. “He is coming towards the kitchen” exclaimed Suzy at the... Fiction
An Impeccable Day in the Outer Banks November 12, 2024Silver AlkhafajiSipping my coffee and enjoying this spectacular view. The sun stretching its golden arms while I soak in the waterfront... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Fitness Beats the Blues November 12, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 13, 2008.] Well, it looks as if our beautiful warm (often times hot) weather... Health
Postdoc Slam 2024: Take a deep breath, it’s good for you November 5, 2024Cindy OwEmotions were high in Mission Bay Byers Hall at the annual UCSF Postdoc Slam 2024 last month, but one postdoc... News
Human November 5, 2024Siddharthasiva Anbu RajanNot a day goes without me wondering about how messy an affair it is to be human. The emotional turmoil... Philosophy
Listen Closely: CMV Shouldn’t Be Overlooked November 5, 2024James LawrenceHearing loss. Developmental delay. Vision loss. These are all effects experienced by children who contracted congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) at birth. Health
This Date in UCSF History: What Should Obama Do? November 5, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 13, 2008.] Few things could be more important for America than President Obama’s appointment... Politics