This Date in UCSF History: Minority faculty criticize UC
Originally published in Synapse on April 21, 1980. On March 18th this year UC went to a routine budget hearing in Sacramento and encountered an angry group of minority faculty from UCSF.
This Date in UCSF History: What Should Obama Do?
[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 13, 2008.] Few things could be more important for America than President Obama’s appointment...
This Date in UCSF History: It’s Not Who You Are, but What You Wear
[Originally published in Synapse on October 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...
This Date in UCSF History: What is ‘Occupy’ Achieving?
[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] Two months ago, demonstrators began showing up at Wall Street to protest...
This Date in UCSF History: Q&A With Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic Pharmacist
[Originally published in Synapse on October 14, 1993.] Greg Hayner, PharmD (UCSF class of ‘77), has been working at the...
This Date in UCSF History: Vitamin C a Cure for Addiction?
[Originally published in Synapse on October 3, 1977.] For the past decade, vitamin C has been touted for the cure...
This Date in UCSF History: Student-Teachers Demand Full Employee Rights
[Originally published in Synapse on September 22, 1988.] Our colleges and universities have come under highly critical consideration of late...
This Date in UCSF History: Split from Weapons Lab
[Originally published in Synapse on September 24, 1987.] On Sept. 12, the University of California Student Association voted overwhelmingly to...
This Date in UCSF History: Middle Eastern Scientists Build Bridges
[Originally published in Synapse on May 28, 1999.] Five months ago, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Scientists and Physicians was...
This Date in UCSF History: Student Health Insurance Hiked
[Originally published in Synapse on May 23, 2013.] Student health insurance premiums will increase $565, or 20.4 percent, next year...