This Date in UCSF History: Cable TV’s Class Divide
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973.] Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in developing guidelines for Cable Television.
This Date in UCSF History: Our WHO Promise
Once the obligations of an international agreement are broken for the first time, it's easier to continue breaking the agreement...
This Date in UCSF History: The Alzheimer’s Puzzle
[Originally published in Synapse on September 17, 1998.] Research leading to treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and HIV-associated dementia will...
This Date in UCSF History: New Library Opens Doors
[Originally published in Synapse on September 13, 1990.] After 10 years of planning and three years of construction, the new...
This Date in UCSF History: Fatigue vs. Training
[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 1989.] The eyes of medical professionals and legislators throughout the nation will be...
This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Controversy Raises Questions
[Originally published in Synapse on May 11, 1978.] Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a...
This Date in UCSF History: Mother’s Day Origins
[Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race...
This Date in UCSF History: Defense Against Foreign Aggression
[Originally published in Synapse on May 6, 1982.] In celebrating the 120th anniversary of the battle at Puebla, it is...
This Date in UCSF History: Couch-Surfing: My Adventures Catching the Wave
[Originally published in Synapse on April 25, 2013.] I first heard of couch-surfing two summers ago. It was advertised as...
This Date in UCSF History: Minority faculty criticize UC
Originally published in Synapse on April 21, 1980. On March 18th this year UC went to a routine budget hearing...