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Social Justice

Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 10:42

[This Date in UCSF History] Socialized Medicine is Respectable in Norway, the UK

Originally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the Epstein Research Laboratory, spent a month this summer studying the healthcare systems of the United Kingdom

Arts & Culture

Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 11:11

Honoring Creative Talent at UCSF

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The results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF student writers and photographers. Find out who took the top prizes.

Academic

Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 10:34

This Date in UCSF History: Minority Enrollees Climb Dramatically

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Originally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled 39 underrepresented minority students this fall.

Social Justice

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 16:24

This Date in UCSF History: Campus Group Organizes for Civil Rights Protection

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[Originally published on May 27, 1966.] The Committee for Independent Political Action, a recognized on-campus political organization, has announced plans for Project South Help, a program to bring improved medical and dental care to Black residents of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Health

Friday, May 21, 2021 - 13:50

This Date in UCSF History: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Push Anti-Choice Ideals

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[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 2006.] A young woman meaning to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic unwittingly entered a Crisis Pregnancy Center. She was later met by police responding to claims of a minor being forced to have an abortion against her will.