“When does the Clinic open?” I hear amongst the bustle as I walk down the crowded aisles of beds at...

Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Undergraduate Institution/Major: CSU Chico/Physics Third year graduate student in biophysics. What led you to choose your...

Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 1, 1977. Advocates of decriminalizing heroin received a powerful shot in the arm from...

At the Nov. 20 UC Regents meeting, Chancellor Haile Debas proposed the formation of a partnership between UCSF and a...

Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to...

Editor's note: Ninad Bhat's "Patience" took second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative writing, poetry category. The room is...

Hometown: Maplewood, NJ Undergraduate Institution: Syracuse University Undergraduate Major: Public Health UCSF Year/Class Of: 2020 What led you to choose...

Two weeks ago, French researchers reported “dramatic biological improvements” in a group of AIDS patients using a new drug treatment.

Presidio student housing has some of the greatest views in the city but is now falling prey to the city’s...

In the upcoming year, you will be walking alongside my journey and observing the world of diverse disciplines and passions...

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Originally published in Synapse on October 29, 1971. Gary Wilson, General Services employee: “I think the question should be reversed...

“I did a dose response curve using bleach. To my great delight, it worked perfectly! It was the most potent...

In early 1967, David Smith was embarking on a career in academic medicine as a postgraduate fellow in pharmacology and...

My first day on rotations was your last day on earth. This morning when you woke up, did you think...