This story was originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper Dec. 10, 2009 Everybody wants to know the...

Science communication and media coverage are needed now more than ever. The importance of research never seems to be emphasized...

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“Hailing from France, I started as a Postdoc at UCSF 18 years ago. I now work at the Diabetes Center...

Class play is a traditional aspect of med school at UCSF in which second year medical students put on a...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on Nov. 19, 1998. The demonstrations against UCSF's hearing loss experiments...

Something I always admired about my dad is his ability to talk at length on any subject. Even as I...

When you’re five, everything’s a game. So why would this be any different? We were packing the last of our...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Nov. 9, 2006. The GOP lost control of the House of...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF Student Newspaper, Oct. 25, 1979 If the University of California does not greatly...

Insectum is the second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Comments from Synapse editor in chief...

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper October 24, 1985 The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its 1985 Peace...

Medical Students Make the Worst Patients: The Tragicomedy of an MS1 is the third place winner of the Synapse Storytelling...

Originally published on Oct. 18, 1982 in Synapse – UCSF Student Voices. On Oct. 1 to 5, 200 North American...

The Crucial Third is the second place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Comments from category judge...