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.
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...
Synapse: May 24, 1990
The Synapse issue that came out 25 years captured an exciting time in UCSF history. The front page was crowded...
Synapse: May 8, 1975
Four decades ago, the Synapse front page captured the discontent that would lead to this cap, which was just one...
Synapse: May 4, 1960
A half century ago, more than 95 percent of doctors were men and more than 95 percent of nurses were...
Synapse: April 17, 1980
Today, emergency medicine (EM) seems a solidly entrenched and respectable medical specialty. Compared to many specialties, however, it is a...
Synapse: April 5, 1965
A half century ago, UCSF played host to a several cultural events and exhibits, including an art exhibit featuring a...
Synapse: March 7, 1985
From syllabi accessed on tablets to journal articles read on laptops to medication apps viewed on smart phones, today’s medical...
Synapse: March 7, 1985
“Dentistry school discrimination case dismissed,” proclaimed the front page of Synapse 30 years ago. The accompanying article, by Charles Piller...