This Date in UCSF History: A Hopeful Era for Women March 5, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on March 5, 1990.] We live in an exciting time. Throughout the world, walls we once... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Lunar New Year Facts and Lore February 27, 2024Synapse[Originally published on February 22, 1996.] Chinese New Year is a misnomer. The arrival of the same new year is... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: A Textbook Case of Historical Distortion February 20, 2024Synapse[Originally authored by pharmacy student Gina Jones and published in Synapse on February 18, 1993.] “History is a people’s memory... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Abuses Told About Experiments on Prisoners February 13, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 1977.] Inmates of California’s prison system are currently being used as subjects for... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Clean Needle Conflict February 6, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on February 5, 1987.] As intravenous drug use receives more attention as a factor in the... Health
This Date in UCSF History: A Winning Candidate? January 30, 2024Synapse[Originally published on March 1, 2012.] Anyone following the GOP Presidential primaries would agree that the story line thus far... Politics
This Date in UCSF History: Whistleblower Describes Tragic ‘Study’ January 23, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Jan. 20, 1994.] In a Jan. 12 talk at UCSF, Peter Buxton described his efforts... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: Should Mental Health Patients Have Right to Refuse Treatment? January 16, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 19, 1978.] Do mental patients check their constitutional rights at the hospital door? Do... Law
This Date in UCSF History: ‘Bomb’ Joke Bombs January 9, 2024Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on January 4, 1996.] The bomb scare that welcomed many UCSF students back to class Tuesday... News