“Growing up with a background in dance taught me to appreciate the human body and movement at a young age...

[Originally published in Synapse, Feb 5, 1998] In the twilight of a day that had started out with rain, candles...

Have you ever stood in a high place and felt the instinctive drive to step back and find safety? Researchers...

UC San Francisco scientists have invented a technique that lets them precisely and reversibly disrupt the action of specific cellular...

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Jan. 6, 1983] Tomorrow morning, as you make your way up...

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Jan. 16, 1959] Important new evidence on how the nuclei of...

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Jan. 19, 1968] A message from the UCSF student body president...

In 2015, a seven-year old boy in Germany lost 60% of his skin due to a genetic disorder. Miraculously, after...

Minority students at UCSF face a unique set of challenges that broader diversity and stronger inclusivity would go a long...

We stand on the shoulders of those before us. “This quote has made a deep impression upon me because I...

Have you ever stopped and wondered how much it costs UCSF each year for all those articles you read? The...

The universe, we are told by astronomers, is made up mostly of dark matter. The normal matter that every one...

“I was born and raised in Pakistan, but my wanderlust and my pursuit of higher education brought me to the...

Prioritization is an important skill in life, ensuring that the most important tasks are completed first -- turns out the...

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Nov. 5, 1987] UCSF medical school is the top-ranked public medical...