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The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear
Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...
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The Most Beautiful Place (And You’re Invited)
“The purpose of a [clinician] or any human in general should not be to simply delay the death of a...
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Humans of UCSF: Caring for Careers
“Ive always been fascinated with what people do for work. It’s what led me to explore a myriad of career...
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Humans of UCSF: Choosing Adventure
“I love to escape the masses, put on a backpack and explore the mountains, or pick up and move to...
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Humans of UCSF: The Graceful, Gutsy Gymnast
“Being forced to resign from my 11-year gymnastics career was incredibly life changing for better and for worse. I had...