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Friday, May 10, 2019 - 13:20

UCSF Workers Protest Outsourcing

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UCSF is once again set to go on strike this week.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 20:57

This Date in UCSF History: Equal Medical Rights For Women

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper May 5, 1976. Women representing women’s clinics and health organizations throughout California testified at a recent legislative hearing that women’s medical rights are being ignored. The hearing, held by the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Legal Equality, was held April 23 in Los Angeles.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 07:52

This Date in UCSF History: Treating Police

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper April 29, 1982. A law enforcement officer comes into a mental health professional's office for counseling after a shooting incident. You know he is armed and you aren't sure whether he is a homicidal or suicidal threat. Do you tell him to “vent his anger?” How do you approach him?

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 07:08

Synapse Storytelling Contest Offers Nearly $2,000 in Prizes

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If you have an eye for great photography or a talent for the written word, you can win some of the $2,000 in prizes that’s up for grabs for talented UCSF students.

Monday, April 22, 2019 - 09:21

This Date in UCSF History: Fear Nuclear War

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Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on April 23, 1981.

Nuclear war is a medical issue, not a political issue. If such a war occurs, it will create the final medical epidemic for which there is no cure.