Science

Sunday, April 19, 2020 - 12:07

This Date in UCSF History: Solving SARS

By Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on April 17, 2003. An international team of investigators, including UCSF’s Joseph DeRisi and researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, have identified a novel coronavirus as the probable cause of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 12:01

EAR-risistible Advancement in 3D Printing

By Victoria Turner
How much does it cost to make an ear?

Max Feinstein, a fourth-year medical student, has been spearheading a project at UCSF to make prosthetic ears at a fraction of the typical cost.

Friday, May 10, 2019 - 13:38

This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Questions

By Synapse

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a place in the eternity of time.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 07:45

The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear

By Iva Petrovchich

Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco Chronicle science writer Erin Allday, says, "Public Cervix Announcement had a f

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 12:44

Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming

By Victoria Turner

Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science writer Erin Allday, said “Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming was also a fascinating topic.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 10:08

Is AI Too Smart For Our Own Good?

By Ariane Panzer

Can scientific achievements become so advanced that we lose sight of our own humanity?

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:43

For Climate Health

By Ninad Bhat

Physician advocacy on global climate change may be the greatest public health intervention of our lifetime, Dr. Sheri Weiser said at the April 2 event “Confronting the Link Between Climate Change, Migration, and Human Health.”

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:12

Minority Report Imaging is the New MRI

By Frank Chang
Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful application that allows physicians to visualize and interact with patient data. By definition, augmented reality is a real-time interactive experience of the real-world environment using computer-generated perceptual information. The information can be overlaid by adding to or masking from the real-world environment.
Monday, December 10, 2018 - 16:30

Humans of UCSF: Ready. Set. Science!

By PhotoClub at UCSF

Science communication and media coverage are needed now more than ever.

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 08:46

This Date In UCSF History: Studying HIV On Transplanted Human Tissue

By Synapse

Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on Dec. 3, 1990