This Date in UCSF History: Back From Iraq
Originally published in Synapse on 14 April 14, 2005. Dr. Robert Dean served for 12 months as an Army surgeon in Iraq.
Med students charge exam policy 'punitive, unfair'
[Originally published in Synapse, Volume 27, Number 6, 14 October 1982] Medical students at UCSF who failed part I of...
This Date in UCSF History: Regents renew contracts for Nuclear Weapons Labs
The UC Board of Regents renewed five-year contracts for two highly controversial nuclear weapons laboratories on Sept. 18, 1987. The...
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...