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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?
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This Date in UCSF History: No on Prop 22

February 15, 2020
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If you need more persuasion to get to the polling booth, Proposition 22, also known as the Knight Initiative, should...

This Date in UCSF History: Can Love Win?

February 8, 2020
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Originally published on February 11, 2010. Is love possible between two people with opposing political views? New York City held...

This Date in UCSF History: Honoring Black History Month

January 30, 2020
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Editor's note: To honor February as Black History Month, Synapse offers "snapshots" of significant dates in African-American history.
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This Date in UCSF History: Thoughts on the Impeachment

January 22, 2020
“I don’t think his personal problems should be a reason to remove him from office. It doesn’t represent high crimes...
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This Date in UCSF History: Groups Protest Aftermative Action Decision

January 14, 2020
Originally published on January 20, 1977. Student and labor groups, anticipating the possible effect of the Bakke decision on minority...
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This Date in UCSF History: Medical Heroin?

December 13, 2019
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Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 1, 1977. Advocates of decriminalizing heroin received a powerful shot in the arm from...

This Date in UCSF History: Partnership to Develop Mission Bay Campus

December 3, 2019
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At the Nov. 20 UC Regents meeting, Chancellor Haile Debas proposed the formation of a partnership between UCSF and a...

This Date in UCSF History: Defending the Right to Choose

November 14, 2019
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Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to...
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This Date in UCSF History: French AIDS Furor

November 8, 2019
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Two weeks ago, French researchers reported “dramatic biological improvements” in a group of AIDS patients using a new drug treatment.
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