Peer-mentoring helps postdocs and graduate students build meaningful group connections
Human beings are social animals. We thrive when we belong to a community of like-minded individuals who support and endorse...
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Avoiding nutritional causes of disease
Rates of childhood peanut allergies in the Western world have doubled in the last decade: the current rate is estimated...
Mama M: First Gen Striving for Excellence
As I have navigated through medical school, I have witnessed that some know the “unspoken secrets” of excelling in medical...
Synapse: March 7, 1985
“Dentistry school discrimination case dismissed,” proclaimed the front page of Synapse 30 years ago. The accompanying article, by Charles Piller...
Journal Club: Neuoscience, Physiology and Biochemistry
Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Neuoscience, Physiology and Biochemistry.
Life of a Dental Student: Third Year
I didn’t know what to expect, because when I was choosing between my undergrad and UCSF, I knew if I...
PT in Acute Care
Many of my columns have focused on orthopedic issues in physical therapy: the lowdown on running shoes, scary postural deviations...
Science Publishing: Sharing articles via academic networks
Collaborative academic platforms like Mendeley, ResearchGate and Academia.edu have become very popular among scientists. ResearchGate alone has more than 4,000...
It’s not about the food: Shaking off stigmas and misperceptions about eating disorders
“I have something going on with me I want to tell you about.” Allison Guerin, assistant director of graduate education...
Renaissance woman: Kelly Weinersmith on science, outreach and family
Kelly Weinersmith recently completed her Ph.D. at UC Davis and is now a Huxley Fellow at Rice University in Houston...
Good habits are key to successful career hunting
As a Ph.D. career advisor, I am often asked, “What can I do right now, today, to transition into a...
Students, faculty and staff convene for worker rights at HPSR panel
On Feb. 25, more than 100 UCSF students, faculty and staff attended the “Impec Workers Panel: Voices from the Invisible...
New alcohol policies for RCOs insulting to adult students
The UCSF administration has decided to institute a new alcohol policy for student clubs, where alcohol can be consumed during...
UCSF announces new restrictions in alcohol policy
The casual consumption of alcoholic beverages at a student event will no longer be quite so casual. This month, it...
Proposed rent increases spark uproar over housing policies
An announcement from campus Housing Services that it would increase rental rates by one-third for long-term residents had some ready...