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Akshay Govind
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New UCSF Alcohol Policy is Indicative of Deeper Problems

April 2, 2015
Akshay Govind
There has been a fair amount of attention paid to UCSF’s new policy that a staff or faculty member must...
Opinion

Jon Stewart Exits The Daily Show at Exactly the Right Moment

February 18, 2015
Akshay Govind
I was a senior in high school in 1999 when Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show from Craig Kilborn...
Opinion

Professional School: A time to do what is important to you

September 24, 2014
Akshay Govind
Less than one month after I started dental school in 2004, my father suffered a heart attack, and it was...
Opinion

Panel Covers Careers of LGBTQ People in Science

May 29, 2014
Akshay Govind
The UCSF Graduate Queer Alliance hosted a panel discussion near the Mission Bay campus on the careers of LGBTQ people...
Career
Charlie Varon

Charlie Varon: Storytelling from the Stage

May 22, 2014
Akshay Govind
Bernie Schein lives in a Jewish retirement home in San Francisco. He hates yoga, boutique shops, $6 cups of coffee...
Arts & Culture

Tuolumne Meadows: A Tranquil Destination in Yosemite’s High Country

May 15, 2014
Akshay Govind
This past weekend, an old friend and I decided we needed a little time away from civilization to recharge. We...
Health

Had the Wind Not Blown – July 11, 2005

April 24, 2014
Akshay Govind
There are these two bugs – a caterpillar and an ant. Despite these differences, the two are best friends. They...
Arts & Culture

A Hike and A Hearty Brunch in the East Bay

April 10, 2014
Akshay Govind
Having been given the good fortune of sunshine on a much needed weekend off, I decided to head out to...
Food

Creating a Round Square at SFGH

March 13, 2014
Akshay Govind
San Francisco General Hospital record keeping remains fragmented In my piece “Health Record Systems Affect Patient Care” (Feb. 27), I...
Opinion
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