[Originally published in Synapse on September 17, 1998.] Research leading to treatments of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and HIV-associated dementia will...

[Originally published in Synapse on September 13, 1990.] After 10 years of planning and three years of construction, the new...

Creativity, curiosity and extraordinary storytelling are on full display in the winners of the eighth annual Synapse Storytelling Contest, with...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 1989.] The eyes of medical professionals and legislators throughout the nation will be...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 11, 1978.] Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering death itself to secure a...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 12, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 6, 1982.] In celebrating the 120th anniversary of the battle at Puebla, it is...

On April 27, Synapse: UCSF Student Voices presented the eighth annual Science Speaker Series with Charles Piller, a former staff...

[Originally published in Synapse on April 25, 2013.] I first heard of couch-surfing two summers ago. It was advertised as...