Quiere_te__wisdom
This Date in UCSF History: It’s V-Day, Not D-Day
[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.]
Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for...
Professor Emeritus Loses 4th Paper After UCSF-VA Investigation
A Professor Emeritus at UCSF has lost a fourth paper after an investigation by UCSF and the San...
Bird Banding
On the phone she’ll tell me stories
about shorebirds
which breed in warmer marshland
winters and...
Ours Is Not to Reason Why
When I found out the next patient I’ll be following is a retired army cardiothoracic surgeon in his...
This Date in UCSF History: A Dark State of the Union
[Originally published on February 6, 2003.] It was the most somber evening, against all the “show...
PI Finally Sets Foot On Campus 3 Years After COVID Lockdown
After months and months of remote work, well esteemed, distinguished, Lasker awardee, national...
Anonymous Scientists Share 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
- Stop printing papers that I never read.
- Finally figure out how to send lab coats out for laundry...
North on Van Ness
This Date in UCSF History: Fighting for Civil Rights
[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union...
Silent But Not Alone: Enduring A Hostile Academic Culture
Four years ago, I sat among clamoring classmates at graduation, silently reflecting on my college...