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
This Date in UCSF History: Men Should Own Up to ‘Women’s Issues,’ Says Former Pro Athlete December 19, 2023Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on December 19, 2003.] Why is the greatest insult one can hurl at a boy is... Social Justice
This Date in UCSF History: No to Social Security Medicine December 12, 2023Synapse[Originally authored by San Francisco orthopaedic surgeon Edward T. Kelley and published in Synapse on December 13, 1961.] Recent remarks... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: South African Speaker Pans ‘Kissinger Plan’ December 5, 2023Synapse[Originally published on December 1, 1977.] There is a struggle for Black majority rule going on currently in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)...