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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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This Date in UCSF History: The real Jane Roe

May 24, 2022

Originally published on May 31, 1990. A small woman wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes stood nervously before a crowd...

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This Date in UCSF History: Keep abortions safe and legal

May 18, 2022

[Originally published in Synapse on May 24, 1981.] Abortion is under attack, again, in what may prove to be the...

This Date in UCSF History: Equal Medical Rights for Women

May 5, 2022

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper May 5, 1976.] Women representing women’s clinics and health organizations throughout...

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This Date in UCSF History: Abortion Activism Urged

April 27, 2022

[Originally published on May 1, 1979.] Stating that “women will be the new target of an attempt to reconstruct society...

This Date in UCSF History: Promise and Pitfalls of Industry Collaboration

April 22, 2022

[Originally published on April 26, 2001.] The changing nature of the relationship between academia and industry was the subject of...

This Date in UCSF History: The Rise & Fall of SFGH Emergency Medicine

April 17, 2022

[Originally published in Synapse on April 17, 1980.] Dr. Nancy Gorham is a junior resident in emergency medicine at San...

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This Date in UCSF History: 50-50 odds of Massive Earthquake in 10 Years

April 8, 2022

Originally published on April 10, 1980. “Odds of 50-50 for a major earthquake in the next 10 years are by...

This Date in UCSF History: Supes Nix Plans for Hotel Adjacent UCSF

April 4, 2022

[Originally published on April 5, 1979.] The San Francisco Board of Supervisors two weeks ago dealt what neighborhood groups hope...

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This Date in UCSF History: Supreme Court Decision Fails to Reflect Needs

March 27, 2022

[Originally publishing on March 25, 1977.] As the U.S. Supreme Court announced last week its decision to hear the Bakke...