It’s my first year of grad school. Because of the pandemic, all of our classes have been online, so the...

Originally published in Synapse on April 10, 1978. The content of advertisements for non-prescription, over-the-counter drugs is under close scrutiny...

This is the final installment of our Q&A with President Biden COVID Task Force advisor, UCSF's Dr. Eric Goosby. Synapse...

This is Part Seven of our Q&A with President Biden COVID Task Force advisor, UCSF's Dr. Eric Goosby. Synapse: Some...

A healthcare institution can value art not because of explicit ties to molecular biology or anatomy but because art in...

Originally published on March 26, 2009. When U.S.-led coalition forces invaded Iraq in March of 2003, a social, political and...

Student organizers urged the university to take more of a lead and to integrate diversity initiatives campus-wide during last month’s...

The description of heaven as an onion, having multiple different layers to explore as a metaphor in the chronicles of...

This is Part Six of our Q&A with President Biden COVID Task Force advisor, UCSF's Dr. Eric Goosby. Synapse: What...

This is a photo of my dog Zayneh who passed away

They want to preserve their part of the pie from which they make profit, not save lives as the main...

The proximity to death was palpable. After several months of learning medicine from the comfort of my home, being in...

Originally published in Synapse on March 6, 2008. No matter what some may claim, the issue of gender equality has...

As I walked below the Golden Gate bridge along the chain-wire fence meant to keep me safe and out of...

In part 4 of Synapse's limited series, we ask UCSF Professor Dr. Eric Goosby, a member of President Joe Biden’s...