Student Life

Friday, February 23, 2018 - 16:09

This Date in UCSF History: Campaign for Affordability

By Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Feb. 28, 2008] The storm of the state’s budget crisis is looming over students’ heads.

Monday, February 19, 2018 - 15:15

Supplies Save Lives

By Nicholas Gentry

Tomas Tesfasilassie was visiting relatives in the small African nation of Eritrea in 2014 when his uncle had a sudden life-threatening stroke.

Friday, February 16, 2018 - 12:14

Humans of UCSF: A Healthy Partnership

By Jacqueline Choi

“Growing up with a background in dance taught me to appreciate the human body and movement at a young age.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 - 13:17

Legalize Marijuana

By Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Jan. 19, 1968]

A message from the UCSF student body president:

Marijuana Statement

Monday, December 11, 2017 - 13:31

Creating a More Diverse UCSF

By Yelena Kulik
Minority students at UCSF face a unique set of challenges that broader diversity and stronger inclusivity would go a long way to resolving, according to a new Diversity Committee dedicated to bridging that gap.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - 15:58

Humans of UCSF: Grateful for Gems

By Jacqueline Choi

We stand on the shoulders of those before us.

“This quote has made a deep impression upon me because I truly believe that who I am and where I am now comes from the goodness of those surrounding me.

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 14:23

Humans of UCSF: Life Journey

By Arielle Canoza

“I was born and raised in Pakistan, but my wanderlust and my pursuit of higher education brought me to the U.S. after high school, all by myself. I landed in Houston, Texas where I did my B.S. in Biology.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 08:45

This Date in UCSF History: Making Do in Financial Crisis

By Amy Ewing
[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper Nov. 6, 1997] Last year I arranged to spend the month of July working at two small hospitals in San Miguel, a town of 50,000 people in the highlands of central Mexico. I went hoping to learn how Mexican-born patients, who would make up much of my practice here, are cared for at home for common problems like diabetes, hypertension and stroke.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 08:27

Humans of UCSF: Under Her Skin

By Emily Yang

"My whole body felt itchy, bumps were popping up on my back, my face swelled up like a hot air balloon… What could it be? On Jan. 21, 2017, and again on Feb. 4, 2017, I had anaphylactic allergic reactions and was driven to the ER by my fiancé.

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 13:36

My Coming Out Story

By Aaron Mattingly
One by one, from a lone chair atop a brightly lit stage, students and staff opened up about their journeys of coming out to the world. On Oct. 12, members of UCSF’s LGBTQ community came together for the 2nd Annual Coming Out Monologues, where brave voices volunteered to tell their stories. Hot on the heels of National Coming Out Day, the Monologues represented a night of unity for the queer community, where we could be vulnerable and discover how different yet relatable many of our experiences are. Between inspirational stories, videos of the OUTlist played where, similar to this event, members of the UCSF queer community spoke on their lived-in experiences.