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This Date in UCSF History: Minority Numbers Climb Dramatically

September 30, 2025
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[Originally published in Synapse on September 25, 1986.] In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of...
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Constitution

This Date in UCSF History: The Politics of History

September 23, 2025
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[Originally published on September 21, 1995.] Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984...
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This Date in UCSF History: State Health Corps?

September 16, 2025
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[ Originally published in Synapse on September 19, 1985.] In the next few days, Gov. George Deukmejian will decide the...
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This Date in UCSF History: 10 Solid Pieces of Advice for First Year Students

September 9, 2025
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[Originally published on September 5, 2002.] Welcome First Year (insert school here) Students! In the next week to months you...
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Celebrating Creativity: Synapse Announces Storytelling Contest Winners

August 25, 2025
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From magical realism to urgent calls for justice, from fog-draped skylines to lyrical meditations on the self — this year’s...
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This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots

May 27, 2025
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[Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988.] Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to...
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Graduation celebration.

This Date in UCSF History: We Finished!

May 20, 2025
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[Originally published in Synapse on May 21, 1998.] Waking up to the annoying alarm I've used for the last four...
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Julia Ward Howe

This Date in UCSF History: The origins of Mother’s Day

May 13, 2025
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[Originally published in Synapse on May 7, 1981.] In calling for a national day of protest against the arms race...
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Synapse Seeks Editor-in-Chief

May 9, 2025
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Synapse — UCSF Student Voices, UCSF’s 70-year-old student news outlet, is seeking an editor-in-chief or two co-editors-in-chief who would share...
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