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All In a Day’s Work

September 10, 2024
Julianne Riggs
Okay, here I am. I’m at my desk. Just me and my trusty little laptop. Posture is good, lighting is...
Student Life
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Why Tattoos Stay Put

May 28, 2024
Julianne Riggs
After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design...
Science
Woman with hands grasping stomach.

Dear Giardia

October 10, 2023
Julianne Riggs
[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] Dear Giardia, It has come to my attention that you...
Humor
First gen students at UCSF.

Celebrating First Gen Students

January 8, 2023
Julianne Riggs
Tuesday November 8th was National First Generation (First Gen) Day, a day to celebrate students who are the first in...
Student Life
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The Infinitely Big in the Infinitely Small

December 3, 2022
Julianne Riggs
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through...
Student Life
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Hey, First Years, What Do You Want To Know?

November 8, 2022
Julianne Riggs
Being a first-year graduate student can be hard. Like, really hard. As a first year, you may feel like a...
Student Life
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COVID Booster Briefer

October 24, 2022
Julianne Riggs
There’s a new COVID booster shot out there. I sat down with Dr. Joshua Adler, Executive Vice President for Physician...
Health

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