This Date in UCSF History

Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 13:54

This Date in UCSF History: Therapy Cut Short

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A proposal to extend current Student Health Insurance benefits for mental health has been removed from the 1989-90 registration fee budget by Chancellor Julius R.

Friday, September 20, 2019 - 11:51

This Date in UCSF History: Hospital rules relax with Reagan

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Originally published on Sept. 23, 1982. New rules devised for hospitals by the Reagan administration would “relax or repeal” many of the requirements governing staff qualifications, sanitation, social services, medical libraries and patient food services, according to the New York Times.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 18:00

This Date in UCSF History: Men Offended

By Synapse
Both letters to the editor were originally published on Sept. 15, 1988. To the Editor: Recently, the Rape Prevention Education Program mailed a flyer advertising our upcoming event, a showing of The Power Pinch, a video which explores solutions to the problem of sexual harassment.
Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 11:17

This Date in UCSF History: Budget Blues

By Synapse

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on September 10, 2003.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 08:59

This Date in UCSF History: Green To Gold

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 27, 2010. At first glance, the Rosy Periwinkle might seem like an innocuous flowering plant blushing its way across its native Madagascar and other tropical countries.

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 13:38

This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Questions

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a place in the eternity of time.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 20:57

This Date in UCSF History: Equal Medical Rights For Women

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper May 5, 1976. Women representing women’s clinics and health organizations throughout California testified at a recent legislative hearing that women’s medical rights are being ignored. The hearing, held by the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Legal Equality, was held April 23 in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 07:52

This Date in UCSF History: Treating Police

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper April 29, 1982. A law enforcement officer comes into a mental health professional's office for counseling after a shooting incident. You know he is armed and you aren't sure whether he is a homicidal or suicidal threat. Do you tell him to “vent his anger?” How do you approach him?
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 09:21

This Date in UCSF History: Fear Nuclear War

By Synapse

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on April 23, 1981.

Nuclear war is a medical issue, not a political issue. If such a war occurs, it will create the final medical epidemic for which there is no cure.

Monday, April 15, 2019 - 09:55

This Date in UCSF History: Jane Fonda Protests Vietnam War at UCSF

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, April 13, 1973.