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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: Laugh. It’s Good For You

[Originally published in Synapse on December 2001.] It’s been one of those days. You lock yourself out of your car. You get into an argument with a loved one. And your neighbor’s dog mistakes your leg for a fire hydrant. What should you do?
December 9, 2025
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This Date in UCSF History: UC Misses Affirmative Action Goals

February 15, 2021
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Originally published in Synapse on February 16, 1984. Next week, UCSF will be sponsoring a day-long symposium, “Affirmative Action in...
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This Date in UCSF: A Black Woman Professor’s Experiences

February 8, 2021
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Originally published on February 12, 1981. Dr. Rosa Armstrong is not what might be considered the typical anatomist. As a...
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This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited

February 1, 2021
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[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
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This Date in UCSF History: Artist Asks, Who Are You?

January 18, 2021
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Originally published on January 19, 2012. This year’s keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Week at UCSF was Kip Fulbeck...
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This Date in UCSF History: Finally... A New President

January 11, 2021
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

December 11, 2020
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Originally published in Synapse on December 11, 2009. Everybody wants to know the future and the UC Regents and UCOP...
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This Date in UCSF History: Election Offers Mixed Bag of Results

November 25, 2020
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Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 30, 2006. Tobacco tax propositions in California, Missouri and South Dakota failed in the...

This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality

October 25, 2020
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Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...
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This Date in UCSF History: Drug Peddling On Campus

October 18, 2020
Space in Moffitt Hospital’s cafeterias is now being rented to drug companies for display and advertisement of their products. On...
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