This Date in UCSF History: After the Recall, Things Will Get No Better October 3, 2021SynapseThe culmination of weeks of political farce comes on October 7, when California voters will vote on whether to recall... Opinion
The Cost of Being Constantly Available September 28, 2021Victoria Turner[Victoria Turner’s submission won first place in the Storytelling Contest’s science writing category.] As the pressures and restrictions of 2020... Science
This Date in UCSF History: Prepayment for Healthcare September 26, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 27, 1973. In February, within weeks of the announcement of severe federal cutbacks in grant monies... Health
Batteries September 20, 2021Ninad BhatNinad Bhat’s “Batteries” is the winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Creative Writing category. The poem introduces an everyday, offhand... Arts & Culture
[This Date in UCSF History] Socialized Medicine is Respectable in Norway, the UK September 19, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the... Social Justice
Honoring Creative Talent at UCSF September 11, 2021SynapseThe results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically September 11, 2021SynapseOriginally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled... Academic
This Date in UCSF History: Campus Group Organizes for Civil Rights Protection May 27, 2021Synapse[Originally published on May 27, 1966.] The Committee for Independent Political Action, a recognized on-campus political organization, has announced plans... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Push Anti-Choice Ideals May 21, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 2006.] A young woman meaning to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic unwittingly entered... Health
This Date in UCSF History: Stop Glorifying the Police May 15, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 20, 1992.] In the violent aftermath of the acquittal of the officers who beat... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Time to Join the Twitter Flock? May 6, 2021SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on May 14, 2009. Endorsed by Oprah, used by Obama, Twitter is an online service that...
This Date in UCSF History: Single Payer Q&A May 1, 2021SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on May 6, 1999. Medical student David Schab answers some of the most commonly raised questions... Health
Conservatory of Flowers April 26, 2021Punam PatelA spontaneous nighttime stroll through Golden Gate Park, led me to seeing the Conservatory of Flowers for the first time... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Activists ‘Free’ Lab Mice April 22, 2021SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on April 29, 1999. Small groups of animal rights activists raided the Cell Culture Facility and... News
This Date in UCSF History: Student Housing on Treasure Island? April 18, 2021Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 23, 1998.] The 65 students who live in UCSF’s Turk St. apartments learned to... News