This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Year of the Snake
[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last year’s Dragon yang. That said, Snake does not settle for mediocrity, either.
This Date in UCSF History: Former Surgery Resident Wins Discrimination Suit
Originally published in Synapse on March 3, 1983. In what may be a landmark case for women and minorities in...
This Date in UCSF History: Affirmative Action Under Attack (Again!)
Do you think that all citizens should have equal access to jobs and education? If so, how does one measure...
This Date in UCSF History: UC Misses Affirmative Action Goals
Originally published in Synapse on February 16, 1984. Next week, UCSF will be sponsoring a day-long symposium, “Affirmative Action in...
This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences
Originally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a...
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited
[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
This Date in UCSF History: Artist Asks, Who Are You?
Originally published on January 19, 2012. This year’s keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Week at UCSF was Kip Fulbeck...
This Date in UCSF History: Finally... A New President
Originally published in Synapse on January 11, 2001. “Tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the...
This Year in UCSF History: Peering Into the Future
Originally published in Synapse on December 11, 2009. Everybody wants to know the future and the UC Regents and UCOP...
This Date in UCSF History: Election Offers Mixed Bag of Results
Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 30, 2006. Tobacco tax propositions in California, Missouri and South Dakota failed in the...