Innocence Up in Smoke
[First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The morning of October...
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Mother Earth Hurts, So Do We
La Jolla Sunset
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...
Trauma Junkie
[First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest for Fiction.] It’s Christmastime, and over...
The Ethics of Patient Autonomy: Where Do We Draw the Line?
At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually...
This Date in UCSF History: Split from Weapons Lab
[Originally published in Synapse on September 24, 1987.] On Sept. 12, the University of California...
Half Dome
Lovely, Dark and Deep: Storytelling Contest Winners Offer Array of Talent
The 2024 Synapse Storytelling Contest submissions surpassed all expectations — from gorgeous...
This Date in UCSF History: A Night at the Opera
[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 14, 1989.] Friday evening Sept. 8 was opening night at the...
U Can Stay Feigning — A Tale of Repression and Hypocrisy at UCSF
WCNSF — Would you be able to guess what this medical acronym stands for? As healthcare profession...
All In a Day’s Work
Okay, here I am. I’m at my desk. Just me and my trusty little laptop. Posture is good, lighting is...