Natalie Whitis
Editor-in-Chief
Why Inclusivity is Better in Science and Journalism
Science journalist Ankur Paliwal has gained acclaim during his self-described zigzagging career for tenaciously campaigning for broader diversity in science...
Student Researchers Hold Strike Vote
This week, 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system are holding a vote to authorize a strike over...
Work From Home Pets Demand Publishing Rights
As Omicron wanes and UCSF opens up cautiously again (hopefully for the last time), an unexpected group of researchers are...
Grad Student Researchers Win Battle for Union Recognition
The University of California has averted a graduate student researcher strike by formally recognizing the entirety of the Student Researchers...
Administrator Charged In $1.5M Tuition Fraud
A UCSF School of Nursing administrator will stand trial in February for allegedly diverting $1.5 million in tuition payments into...
Widdershins Round
There are days in August when you can hear the grass reaching for the sun. Long days where the air...
Student Researchers to Hold Strike Vote
The student researcher union, Student Researchers United, is holding a strike authorization vote this week in response to the University...
Is This a Graduate Student?
I have made a terrible mistake. I’m writing this to you, the readers of UCSF Synapse, to warn you against...
UC Regents Refuse to Recognize Student Researcher Union
University of California Regents are refusing to acknowledge a union that graduate student researchers across the UC system have voted...