This entry earned author Henry Carter first place in the personal essay category of the 2020 Synapse Storytelling Contest, which...

The year 2020 has shaped up to be the most socio-politically tense year from COVID-19 to global protests of police...

Originally reported in Synapse on September 29, 1988. UCSF will begin conducting heart transplants this fall, Dr. Haile Debas, chairman...

It’s nine months into 2020. Months have passed since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, which rapidly shifted almost everything in...

This story was originally published in Synapse on September 21, 2000. Dr. David Satcher, the sixteenth U.S. surgeon general and...

When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you...

Originally published in Synapse on September 14, 1995. On July 20 the UC Regents voted on a resolution to prohibit...

The results are in! Here are the 12 talented UCSF student writers and photographers who took home the top prizes...

To the anonymous author who shared the harrowing story of their encounter with the police ( Not All Scars Are...

I do not need to watch the video to know what George Floyd was experiencing as he was on the...

I do not think a person of sensitivity can inhabit graduate school for long. It isn’t because of the intellectual...

Four months ago, my father began experiencing debilitating joint pain, which first appeared with a progressively sharp throbbing in his...

From tracing viral spread to fast tracking drugs to studying infected cells, labs on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus have been...

Originally published in Synapse on June 3, 2010. Top Hat, Junk Shot, Top Kill - the phrases seem like they...

In an era of fake news, it’s important to find the facts. This can become more complicated when there are...