Originally published on September 27, 1973. In February, within weeks of the announcement of severe federal cutbacks in grant monies...

Originally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the...

The results are in! Our judges have awarded the 12 best submissions to the Synapse Storytelling Contest by talented UCSF...

Originally published on September 14, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled...

[Originally published on May 27, 1966.] The Committee for Independent Political Action, a recognized on-campus political organization, has announced plans...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 25, 2006.] A young woman meaning to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic unwittingly entered...

[Originally published in Synapse on May 20, 1992.] In the violent aftermath of the acquittal of the officers who beat...

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Originally published in Synapse on May 6, 1999. Medical student David Schab answers some of the most commonly raised questions...