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For rent sign.

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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: The Housing Crisis

[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 16, 1996.] Summer is supposed to be relaxing and free from stress. Quite the contrary, I feel like an unpaid, overworked social worker. You ask me why? I have been actively looking for housing for friends and family. It has made my weekends hectic and...
September 19, 2023
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Vegetable table.

This Date in UCSF History: Stay Healthy on a Student's Budget

September 12, 2023
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[Originally published on Sept. 13, 2007.] Student life is hard. Long hours and stressful exams can take a toll on...
Student Life
Melanie Tervalon Daumont

This Date in UCSF History: Fiery Med Grad Speech Highlights Failings

May 30, 2023
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[Originally published on June 5, 1980.] Speaking before faculty, jubilant graduates and proud families, Melanie Daumont criticized medical education for...
Social Justice
Doctor with crossed arms.

This Date in UCSF History: Too Many Specialists, Too Little Diversity in Health Professions

May 23, 2023
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[Originally published on May 22, 1997.] A report by UCSF researchers released last week says there are too many specialists...
Academic
Khmer rouge.

This Date in UCSF History: Beyond Vietnam

May 16, 2023
Synapse
[Written by Dr. Toan Truong while interning in medicine at UCSF and published in Synapse on May 17, 1990.] The...
Opinion
Lyme ticks.

This Date in UCSF History: May is Lyme Tick Disease Month

May 9, 2023
Synapse
[Originally published on May 9, 2009.] Lyme tick disease is a cruel illness, brought on by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi...
Health
Sketch of May Day riots 1886.

This Date in UCSF History: Celebrate International Workers Day

May 2, 2023
Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1975.] A U.S.-made calendar will show that today is Loyalty Day, a time...
Social Justice
Crowd gathered at a 1990 Earth Day event.

This Date in UCSF History: The Decade of the Environment

April 25, 2023
Synapse
[Originally published on April 22, 1990.] April 22, 1990 is Earth Day, an event promoting global ecological awareness. On that...
Crop spraying.

This Date in UCSF History: Poisoning the People

April 18, 2023
[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1978.] The U.S. Department of Agriculture admitted that, in conjunction with the Mexican...
Health
Robert Kennedy and Richard Nixon

This Day in UCSF History: Nixon v. Kennedy

April 11, 2023
Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1968.] I supported Eugene McCarthy. I am now committed to Mr. Kennedy.
Opinion
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