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.
From the Archives: Iraq War Teach-in Achieves Critical Mass
Capping off several weeks of intense debate and deliberation in the House and Senate over continued funding for the war...
From the Archives: Campus Responds to Rodney King Beating Acquittal
After two days of rioting in Los Angeles in response to the Rodney King beating verdict —and a night of...
From the Archives: Contraceptives Not Prescribed
This week, Synapse proudly resumes the historical column, This Date in UCSF History, where we take a look at the...
From the Archives: President Struggles To Resolve National Health Care
Despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that “Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated,” it has, in fact, been a thorn...
Throwback Thursday: Women Ahead of Their Time
On this day 23 years ago, Synapse featured master’s and doctoral nursing students receiving prestigious research awards, scholarships and recognition...
Throwback Thursday: The 'M' Word
On this day in 1998, in the seemingly not-so-distant UC past, the Synapse front page read, “One Year After Merger...
Throwback Thursday: UC Tutition Troubles
Today, we have grown accustomed to fees increasing on an annual basis, to perpetual meetings with UC officials, and to...
Throwback Thursday: Revolutions Old and New
Fifty years ago in 1965, a headline on the front page of Synapse read, “Revolution, Response: Viet Program Here.” On...
Throwback Thursday: Women across UCSF History
On this day in 1987, Dr. Dorothy Ford Bainton became the UCSF School of Medicine's first woman chair of the...