Why So Heavy, UCSF?
Dear Ray, I am a 3rd year BMS PhD student. The topic of my rant suggestion is the extreme heaviness...
Suffering from Slow Science Publishing
Information is instant. I remember the moment when this fact of the digital age was made unequivocally clear to me...
Humans of UCSF: Seeing the Big Picture
“I’m beginning to learn how to look at the big picture. I’ve always been so focused on the details of...
Would You Rather?
“Would you rather live forever or die in the next five seconds?” This question was posed to me recently and...
Humans of UCSF: Dancing Stress Away
“Having school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on most days and constantly studying after class, it’s easy to lose...
Dreading Error 404
I still can’t attach a document to my UCSF email. Still. I don’t know how long it’s been since the...
Do Healthcare Mission Trips Cause More Harm than Good?
In a world of over 7.1 billion individuals, approximately 400 million people lack access to healthcare. As interest in global...
Humans of UCSF: Spreading Joy
“CDA Cares is a bi-annual event aimed to serve populations that do not have access to dental care. This was...
God’s Imperfect Red Pencil
From the perspective of noise, CRISPR systems are modern biology’s closest approximation to Beyonce’s Lemonade or Game of Thrones: buzz-worthy...
Humans of UCSF: Heart of a Poet
“Remember, We are but a heap of stardust Blessed with the mind For a brief moment of time. Burn bright.”...
The Machines Amidst the Minestrone
When I lie on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and focus my vision softly on the undulating water, I imagine the...
Universal Healthcare: Too Good to Be True?
If you’ve ever worked in a hospital, you’ve heard some doctors and hospital staff gripe about the implementation of Obamacare...