Student Life

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 08:10

Join an RCO

By Lindsey Jones

UCSF Graduate Students are superheroes. They conceive of, develop, and perform ground-breaking science. But that alone is not enough.

Monday, September 24, 2018 - 16:24

This Date in UCSF History: New Students Talk Politics

By Synapse
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF Student Newspaper on Sept. 28, 1978 After listening to their professors and administrators call them “the cream of the crop” for several hours, what could this year's entering medical students do? They gave themselves three lusty cheers.
Monday, May 21, 2018 - 09:49

This Date in UCF History: A TV Mystery

By Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 19, 1983] Those strolling through the UCSF lobbies can’t but have noticed the curious goings on by the Medical Science Building elevators recently.

Monday, May 21, 2018 - 09:31

Humans of UCSF: Bridging the Gap

By Sylvie Sturm

Born and raised in a physician's family, I picked up an early love for medicine and went on to pursue a physician-scientist program in medical school.

Friday, April 27, 2018 - 09:52

The Mosaic

By Shakkaura Kemet

The Mosaic is a piece of writing I did to process the death of our classmate, Colin Alexander, earlier this school year.

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.