
Time is the Key Ingredient for Connection
“If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?” Last month, Dr. Jennifer Cocohoba from the School...
Science, Scrutiny and Humility
When investigative journalist and former Synapse staff writer Charles Piller addressed UCSF students during this year’s Science Speaker Series, he...
Reflecting On The Launch Of The Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic
As a medical student, faculty frequently remind me that I am in a unique position. Medical students are unhindered by...
He’s Got Game: Milberry’s Double O Seven and His Mission to Create Community
Pops of pickleballs meeting paddles spill through the glass doors to the Millbury basketball court. It’s Saturday, Oct. 25, my...
When Student Voices Refuse to Go Quiet
[Note: This article appears in Synapse’s 70th anniversary print edition, produced to mark seven decades of student journalism at UCSF...
Carrying the Torch: A New Editor-in-Chief’s Call to Action
In 1956, Don Swatman, a first year UCSF dental student at the time, started this beloved student newspaper with single...