This Date in UCSF History: Black History Month - A Purpose Revisited February 11, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 10, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin... Social Justice
Shadowing a Healing Symphony February 4, 2025Saffanat SumraSurgery — one of the three primary treatment options for cancer, alongside radiation and chemotherapy — had always been a... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Year of the Snake February 4, 2025Synapse[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last... Arts & Culture
Vernal Falls January 28, 2025Nick FiorentinoHave you ever noticed how a waterfall falls? Spirits of glacial spittle traverse towards the earth at different rates. Health
This Date in UCSF History: A Case For Care January 28, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 29, 2004.] A critically ill man who is infected with TB sits at home... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: Paving the Way for President Obama January 21, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.] The chain of events that began on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama... Politics
On the differential January 14, 2025Sohini HalderI am a young woman On oral contraceptives And ripe for endothelial injury: I am afflicted with clumsiness Health
A Haunting Story of Nature December 17, 2024Cindy OwThe idea of good and evil is pervasive in most of society. From fairy tales to modern day media, we... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: On Patriotism December 17, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 15, 1965.] So much has been said about patriotism lately that your editor was... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: Battle Over The Supreme Court December 10, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’ nomination for Supreme Court justice, President... Politics
We romanticize our mothers and grandmothers, but they do too December 3, 2024Giselle Pérez-AguilarPeople say that because we were born on the other side, in the north, we are neither from here nor... Family
Life is Beautiful! December 3, 2024Bhuvaneshwari TatikondaThere was a time when I thought everything in the future was predictable. Then, there came a time when I... Philosophy
The Fringe of Society December 3, 2024Jihae RyuInternal war, but external battles So much anger, so incontrollable Embarrassed, but should I be? Health
This Date in UCSF History: Promising New Abortion Drug December 3, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United... Science
This Date in UCSF History: UC VP Hears Students’ Concerns November 19, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 16, 1995.] Tuition increases, affirmative action, library resources, and maternity leave were the main... Academic