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This Date in UCSF History: To Fast or Not to Fast

[Originally published in Synapse on March 8, 1996.] To fast or not to fast is what Ramadan is all about. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and this year it runs from Feb. 23 to March 23. Muslims around the world fast during this month.

March 3, 2026

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This Date in UCSF History: Student-Teachers Demand Full Employee Rights

September 24, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on September 22, 1988.] Our colleges and universities have come under highly critical consideration of late...

Lawrence Livermore weapons laboratory.

This Date in UCSF History: Split from Weapons Lab

September 17, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on September 24, 1987.] On Sept. 12, the University of California Student Association voted overwhelmingly to...

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This Date in UCSF History: Middle Eastern Scientists Build Bridges

May 28, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on May 28, 1999.] Five months ago, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Scientists and Physicians was...

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This Date in UCSF History: Student Health Insurance Hiked

May 21, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on May 23, 2013.] Student health insurance premiums will increase $565, or 20.4 percent, next year...

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This Date in UCSF History: Genetic Releases Fuel Controversy

May 14, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on May 15, 1986.] During the past few months, revelations of illegal or improper releases of...

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This Date in UCSF History: Gender Equity Backlash

May 7, 2024

[Originally authored by Dr. Amy Levine — Director of UCSF’s Center for Gender Equity — and published in Synapse on...

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This Date in UCSF History: National Health Insurance Ahead?

April 23, 2024

[Originally authored by Dr. Philip R. Lee — a UCSF professor of social medicine and director of the Institute for...

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This Date in UCSF History: A Taxing Time of Year

April 16, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on April 15, 2010.] April 15 is Tax Day. For most UCSF students, this has less...

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This Date in UCSF History: LGBTQI Health Forum A Success

April 9, 2024

[Originally published in Synapse on April 5, 2012.] Over 200 students and community members flocked to a two-day UCSF LGBTQI...