Refugee walking

This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots

[Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988.] Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to speak about her experiences in El Salvador. She has been in San Francisco for three years and is currently eligible for temporary residency under amnesty laws.

May 27, 2025

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Men holding sign opposing violence against women.

This Date in UCSF History: Men Should Own Up to ‘Women’s Issues,’ Says Former Pro Athlete

December 19, 2023

[Originally published in Synapse on December 19, 2003.] Why is the greatest insult one can hurl at a boy is...

Rally for socialized medicine circa 1960s.

This Date in UCSF History: No to Social Security Medicine

December 12, 2023

[Originally authored by San Francisco orthopaedic surgeon Edward T. Kelley and published in Synapse on December 13, 1961.] Recent remarks...

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith circa 1977.

This Date in UCSF History: South African Speaker Pans ‘Kissinger Plan’

December 5, 2023

[Originally published on December 1, 1977.] There is a struggle for Black majority rule going on currently in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)...

San Quentin Prison.

This Date in UCSF History: Six Days in San Quentin

November 28, 2023

[Originally authored by medical student Eric Chow and published in Synapse on November 20, 1998.] After a five-minute walk, I...

Friends sitting around a Thanksgiving spread.

This Date in UCSF History: November Traditions

November 14, 2023

[Originally authored by medical student Ashkay Govinder and published on Nov. 15, 2012.] I love cooking a traditional Thanksgiving meal...

Map of Mexico

This Date in UCSF History: Practicing Medicine Under Hardship

October 31, 2023

[Originally written by medical student Amy Ewing and published in Synapse on Nov. 6, 1997.] Last year I arranged to...

Food on altar.

This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Day of the Dead

October 31, 2023

[Originally authored by pharmacy student Oliver Übeda and published in Synapse on November 1, 2012.] The ritual of Día de...

Two Chinese dissident students circa 1989.

This Date in UCSF History: Students Granted Political Asylum

October 24, 2023

[First published in synapse on October 22, 1989] Two Chinese dissident students, Hoy Yu Vi, 27, and Luo Jian Guang...

Woman in a field.

This Date in UCSF History: Freedom From Fear

October 10, 2023

Originally written on Oct. 4, 2001, by Suzanne Rafidi while a student in the School of Medicine. I am an...