The immune system faces a paradox: it must recognize dangerous invaders while carefully sparing the...

Yes you!

Right on your face

I say it aloud

I am not ashamed

[Originally published in Synapse on December 2001.]

It’s been one of those days. You lock yourself...

[Third place winner in the Storytelling Contest non fiction category.]

Have you ever seen fireworks...

On a foggy Friday morning, a cluster of UCSF students in scrubs and backpacks huddle over poster...

[Originally published in Synapse on December 4, 1996.]

I remember the morning after Proposition 187...

Editor’s Note: Students of UCSF highlights the diverse experiences and personal journeys that shape...

As the evening rises across the bay, the golden bridges on our faces meet to make a crossing so...

[Originally published in Synapse on November 12, 1981.] The theme of this year’s American Public...