Ours Is Not to Reason Why February 7, 2023Abu TahaWhen I found out the next patient I’ll be following is a retired army cardiothoracic surgeon in his late eighties... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Fighting for Civil Rights January 29, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union address Wednesday, called for... Social Justice
Meander January 23, 2023Nina EscuetaBeen drifting along A sea of green. Been free to be, to breathe, to dream Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: How Do You Celebrate Lunar New Year? January 23, 2023Synapse(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with... Student Life
Assiduously January 15, 2023Nina DjukicThis morning, strolling soddenly down Harmon street, the rain became a sudden shield; with sudden clarity I felt calamity dismissed... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963... Social Justice
Why You Laugh When It’s Not Even Funny January 8, 2023Victoria TurnerResearch shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers. Science
This Date in UCSF History: New Year’s Resolutions, Revisited January 8, 2023Synapse(Originally published in Synapse on January 6, 2011.) It is that time of the year when gym membership sign-ups are... Humor
Big Surprise December 11, 2022Camille MooreIt was sunrise Nail clipping of a moon, an incisor tooth Peeking and covered again, the colors of the sky... Travel
Introspection December 11, 2022Catherine OksasOften, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike December 11, 2022Synapse[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec... Student Life
The Infinitely Big in the Infinitely Small December 3, 2022Julianne Riggs[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through... Student Life
apricots & shallots December 3, 2022Nina DjukicI think often of the apricots & shallots that I diced in your kitchen last year with a knife you... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: UCSF Observes World AIDS Day December 3, 2022Synapse[Originally published on December 1, 1988.] “Sometimes people just want to talk and it’s our policy never to hang up,”... Health
Hannah the Ghost November 29, 2022Camille MooreThe buttercream needed something. Raspberries? George stirred a spoonful of jam into the bowl and re-tasted. Much better, he thought... Arts & Culture