


The Gift
Thank you for your trust
So when all is quiet
I have the strength to hold still

A Haunting Story of Nature
The idea of good and evil is pervasive in most of society. From fairy tales to modern day media, we...

This Date in UCSF History: On Patriotism
[Originally published in Synapse on December 15, 1965.] So much has been said about patriotism...

Paid Parental Leave Policy Options
Imagine this: You’ve just gone through an intense cycle of labor after a high-risk pregnancy...

UCSF Admin — Follow Through with Strong Decarbonization Plans
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change service, 2024 is set to be yet another...

This Date in UCSF History: Battle Over The Supreme Court
[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’...

Between Day and Night

We romanticize our mothers and grandmothers, but they do too
People say that because we were born on the other side, in the north, we are neither from here nor...

Life is Beautiful!
There was a time when I thought everything in the future was predictable. Then, there came a time...

The Fringe of Society
Internal war, but external battles
So much anger, so incontrollable
Embarrassed, but should I be?
