This Date in UCSF History: Fiery Med Grad Speech Highlights Failings May 30, 2023Synapse[Originally published on June 5, 1980.] Speaking before faculty, jubilant graduates and proud families, Melanie Daumont criticized medical education for... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Too Many Specialists, Too Little Diversity in Health Professions May 23, 2023Synapse[Originally published on May 22, 1997.] A report by UCSF researchers released last week says there are too many specialists... Academic
This Date in UCSF History: Beyond Vietnam May 16, 2023Synapse[Written by Dr. Toan Truong while interning in medicine at UCSF and published in Synapse on May 17, 1990.] The... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: May is Lyme Tick Disease Month May 9, 2023Synapse[Originally published on May 9, 2009.] Lyme tick disease is a cruel illness, brought on by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi... Health
This Date in UCSF History: Celebrate International Workers Day May 2, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on May 1, 1975.] A U.S.-made calendar will show that today is Loyalty Day, a time... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: The Decade of the Environment April 25, 2023Synapse[Originally published on April 22, 1990.] April 22, 1990 is Earth Day, an event promoting global ecological awareness. On that...
This Day in UCSF History: Nixon v. Kennedy April 11, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1968.] I supported Eugene McCarthy. I am now committed to Mr. Kennedy. Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Memorial Campaign to End Gun Violence April 4, 2023SynapseOn August 26, 1999 Robert Sadler, a UCSF postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was shot and... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: New Studies Stress the Seriousness of Climate Change March 28, 2023Synapse[Originally reported in Synapse on March 20, 2009.] Two reports issued in February underlined the growing menace of climate change... Science