After two days of rioting in Los Angeles in response to the Rodney King beating verdict —and a night of...

On a rainy Saturday in Washington DC, I joined 40,000 scientists from all academic disciplines gathered to March for Science...

“Is the March for Science political?” my friend asked me a week before the march. “Why are you doing it?”...

Two faculty members shared their respective career paths and experiences as academic scientists of diverse backgrounds during an April 19...

“The show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ dramatically altered the course of my life. I remember at 12 years...

Amused, I clicked the hashtag #menaresofragile and learned that a clinical trial for TU NET-EN, an injectable male contraceptive, had...

“I’m a father of three children and it is inherent to want to share one’s experience and knowledge to the...

In college, I used to have this one thought every finals week after weekends of pushing back studying while going...

This week, Synapse proudly resumes the historical column, This Date in UCSF History, where we take a look at the...

Despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that “Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated,” it has, in fact, been a thorn...

The scientific community and the general public aren’t known for agreeing on all the issues, to put it gently. For...

After seven weeks with my nose glued to the books learning as much as I could about the renal, endocrine...

“I love photography. During the summer of my freshman year, I wanted to buy a Canon DSLR but was short...

“I always wanted to work with women and babies. I trained as a labor doula and volunteered at SFGH. On...

Women are notoriously underrepresented in the world of politics. In Congress, only 20% of the seats are held by women...