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Friday, December 6, 2019 - 12:09

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 “you throw like a girl?” Former professional athlete Don McPherson came to UCSF as part of the Student Enrichment Series on November 18 to address that and other questions relating to men and male violence against women.

Health

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 14:15

This Date in UCSF History: Defending the Right to Choose

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Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 21, 1996. Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to safe, therapeutic abortion in the U.S., David Grimes, MD, recalled visiting the septic unit of a Los Angeles hospital. Women seriously ill from botched illegal abortions lay in the twenty beds of the common ward.

News

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 10:35

This Date in UCSF History: French AIDS Furor

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Two weeks ago, French researchers reported “dramatic biological improvements” in a group of AIDS patients using a new drug treatment.

Announcements

Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 08:35

Film Festival Focuses on Rare Diseases

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A film festival happening at Mission Bay next weekend aims to put a spotlight on rare diseases.

Student Life

Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 12:12

This Date in UCSF History: Rents Surge

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Presidio student housing has some of the greatest views in the city but is now falling prey to the city’s high rent problem as well. Just over a year ago, the first students and university-affiliated families began moving into their new apartments at the Wherry housing complex near Baker beach in the Presidio. For many of them, the decision was difficult.