This Date in UCSF History: Chinese New Year: Facts and Lore February 17, 2026Synapse[ Originally published in Synapse on February 22, 1996.] Chinese New Year is a misnomer. The arrival of the same... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: The Valentine’s Blues February 10, 2026Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 11, 1999.] Ever since New Year’s Day, it seems the world has been swathed... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Black History Month - A Purpose Revisited February 3, 2026Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Obama Reverses Abortion Gag Rule January 27, 2026Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 29, 2009.] President Barack Obama moved last week to reverse a U.S. policy restricting... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: The Ten Best Films of 1996 January 20, 2026Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Jan. 16, 1997.] I suppose I should begin with a qualifying statement. I am not... Reviews
Back When It All Began: A Conversation with the Founder of ‘Synapse’ January 13, 2026SynapseIn this 2003 conversation, founder Don Swatman recounts how the paper began as a modest, typewritten project in the Dental... Communication
Seventy Years of Synapse: Learning to Question and Bearing Witness January 13, 2026Synapse1956-57 Synapse arrived not as a rebel publication but as an act of institutional optimism. Communication
This Date in UCSF History: To Decorate a Christmas Tree December 16, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 12, 1993.] To decorate a Christmas tree Is very hard, you know. Poetry
This Date in UCSF History: Laugh. It’s Good For You December 9, 2025Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 2001.] It’s been one of those days. You lock yourself out of your car... Medicine