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This Date in UCSF History: Medical Heroin?
Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 1, 1977. Advocates of decriminalizing heroin received a powerful shot in the arm from...
This Date in UCSF History: Ending Violence Against Women
Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 8, 2003. Why is the greatest insult one can hurl at a boy is...
This Date in UCSF History: Partnership to Develop Mission Bay Campus
At the Nov. 20 UC Regents meeting, Chancellor Haile Debas proposed the formation of a partnership between UCSF and a...
This Date in UCSF History: Defending the Right to Choose
Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to...
This Date in UCSF History: French AIDS Furor
Two weeks ago, French researchers reported “dramatic biological improvements” in a group of AIDS patients using a new drug treatment.
Film Festival Focuses on Rare Diseases
A film festival happening at Mission Bay next weekend aims to put a spotlight on rare diseases. Disorder: The Rare...
This Date in UCSF History: Rents Surge
Presidio student housing has some of the greatest views in the city but is now falling prey to the city’s...
Film Spotlights Reproductive Justice in Indian Country
The Native Health Elective Coordinators, Association of Native American Medical Students, & Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee present a...
This Date in UCSF History: ‘Is the second sex second class on campus?’
Originally published in Synapse on October 29, 1971. Gary Wilson, General Services employee: “I think the question should be reversed...