This Date in UCSF History: On Patriotism December 17, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 15, 1965.] So much has been said about patriotism lately that your editor was... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: Battle Over The Supreme Court December 10, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 8, 2005.] Following the withdrawal of Harriet Myers’ nomination for Supreme Court justice, President... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: Promising New Abortion Drug December 3, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 2, 1993.] Every year there are some four million unintended pregnancies in the United... Science
This Date in UCSF History: UC VP Hears Students’ Concerns November 19, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 16, 1995.] Tuition increases, affirmative action, library resources, and maternity leave were the main... Academic
This Date in UCSF History: Fitness Beats the Blues November 12, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 13, 2008.] Well, it looks as if our beautiful warm (often times hot) weather... Health
This Date in UCSF History: What Should Obama Do? November 5, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 13, 2008.] Few things could be more important for America than President Obama’s appointment... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: It’s Not Who You Are, but What You Wear October 29, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with... Politics
UCSF Students Stage Die-In To Honor Dead Palestinian Healthcare Workers October 24, 2024SynapseOn Oct. 8, dozens of UCSF students wearing scrubs, white coats, lab coats and stethoscopes, laid motionless across the forecourt... News
This Date in UCSF History: What is ‘Occupy’ Achieving? October 22, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] Two months ago, demonstrators began showing up at Wall Street to protest... Social Justice