This Date in UCSF History This Date in UCSF History: To Decorate a Christmas Tree [Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 12, 1993.] To decorate a Christmas tree Is very hard, you know. December 16, 2025 SynapseCampus Poetry
This Date in UCSF History: Science or Control? April 8, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 12, 1974.] in Dr. Louis Jolyon West, Director of the Neuropsychiatry Institute at UCLA... Ethics
This Date in UCSF History: When Sweets Turn Sour April 1, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 1, 1993.] An April Fool’s tale. For countless years now, Girl Scout cookies have... Humor
This Date in UCSF History: Angela Davis Says Vote for Jackson March 18, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1984.] The women’s movement in this country must be broadened to address issues... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: A Hopeful Era For Equality March 11, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1990.] We live in an exciting time. Throughout the world, walls we once... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Fed Cuts Are ‘Bad News’ March 4, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on March 2, 1973.] UC President Charles Hitch said last week the Federal Budget is “more... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: The First Black Congressmen February 25, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 26, 2009.] For anyone possessing a shred of fairness, reading about Reconstruction, America’s attempt... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Four Free Speech Campus Areas Designated February 18, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 1965.] As a result of recent action on the part of The Regents... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Year of the Snake February 4, 2025Synapse[Originally published in on February 7, 2013.] Welcome to the Year of the Snake! Snake is the yin to last... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: A Case For Care January 28, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 29, 2004.] A critically ill man who is infected with TB sits at home... Politics