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Monday, March 18, 2019 - 09:31

Tech Writer Talk

Synapse — UCSF Student Voices, is proud to present a Lunch & Learn with Jacob Ward, science & tech contributor for CNN, Al Jazeera, and PBS, and NBC News technology correspondent.

Monday, March 18, 2019 - 09:29

This Date in UCSF History: Housing Crisis Looms

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on March 16, 1989. Student housing at UCSF is undergoing a transition, another result of the ongoing space crisis on this campus. The west wing of Millberry Union, which used to house students in dormitory-style rooms, was converted to administrative office space last year. The east wing, which currently houses 80 students, is slated fora similar conversion after the ’89 - ‘9O school year.

Health

Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 11:24

This Date in UCSF History: Intersex Dilemma

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper March 11, 1999.

Opinion

Sunday, March 3, 2019 - 15:43

Prescribing Canadian-Style Healthcare

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[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper March 5, 1992.] Dr. David Himmelstein, founder of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), promised that “something rather straightforward and simple can be done to save the United States healthcare system.” That something, he thinks, is a Canadian-style national health plan similar to the Russo bill being proposed in the House.

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 09:19

This Date in UCSF History: Faculty Shortfall Projected

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Feb. 23 1989. UC officials and outside experts told the UC Board of Regents Feb. 16 that the university faces a looming crisis in graduate education.