Editor's note: Emily Yao earned an honorable mention for Bay Bridge and Boat, her entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper April 29, 1982. A law enforcement officer comes into a mental...

Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...

Editor’s note: Simone Kurial took the Synapse Storytelling Contest first place award for creative writing. Category judge, Synapse editor in...

Editor's note: We're pleased to present Kacey Berry's top winning 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest submission in the personal essay category...

Editor's note: Newborn is Frank Chang's winning entry into the Synapse Storytelling Contest, photography category. This baby parakeet was born...

Editor's note: Kelly Crotty is the third place winner if the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing category. From judge, Synapse...

Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science...

I'd give up my throne, I'd give up my crown, To see the world painted, In that beautiful shade of...

Thoughts from the Trauma Bay is the second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category. Comments from...

In 2017, I skied for the first time. In 2018, I slipped on ice and broke my collarbone. My classmates...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on April 23, 1981. Nuclear war is a medical issue, not...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, April 13, 1973. At a Wednesday noon gathering actress Jane Fonda...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on April 7, 1983. Despite years of concerted affirmative action efforts...

When you promised to make my brain sing color, I jumped at the chance. You were a painter of vibrancies...