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This Date in UCSF History: Middle Eastern Scientists Build Bridges

[Originally published in Synapse on May 28, 1999.] Five months ago, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Scientists and Physicians was founded on the UCSF campus by a small group of Arab and Israeli scientists, who were concerned about the tense situation in the Middle East.

May 28, 2024

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Alfred 'Skip' Robinson.

This Date in UCSF History: Fighting for Civil Rights

January 29, 2023

[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union address Wednesday, called for...

Chinese New Year decorations.

This Date in UCSF History: How Do You Celebrate Lunar New Year?

January 23, 2023

(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with...

Martin Luther King junior delivering a speech.

This Date in UCSF History: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2023

[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963...

This Date in UCSF History: New Year’s Resolutions, Revisited

January 8, 2023

(Originally published in Synapse on January 6, 2011.) It is that time of the year when gym membership sign-ups are...

Hands holding sign reading on strike.

This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike

December 11, 2022

[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...

World AIDS Day ribbon.

This Date in UCSF History: UCSF Observes World AIDS Day

December 3, 2022

[Originally published on December 1, 1988.] “Sometimes people just want to talk and it’s our policy never to hang up,”...

Harvey Milk

This Date in UCSF History: A Tribute to Harvey Milk

November 28, 2022

Originally published in Synapse on November 30, 1978. Written by Andrew Zysman. Supervisor Harvey Milk was shot to death on...

Frowning face cartoon.

This Date in UCSF History: Staff Lose Holidays

November 14, 2022

Originally published in Synapse on November 18, 1976. The employees of the University of California are receiving two paid holidays...

Graphic illustration of a caduceus and balanced scale.

This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action

November 8, 2022

Originally published on November 13, 1997. Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a...