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Saturday, November 14, 2020 - 10:11

This Date in UCSF History: Draconian Docs

Originally published in Synapse on November 19, 1987. At least a fifth of American obstetricians surveyed would seek a court order forcing pregnant women — especially poor, minority women — to comply with recommended treatment such as Caesarean section, according to studies by UCSF’s Dr. Nancy Milliken and researchers at the University of Illinois.

Sunday, November 8, 2020 - 10:15

Talking About Risk Communication

By Synapse

[Originally published in Synapse on November 10, 1988.] The relationship between scientists and the public is often fraught with misunderstanding and miscommunication.

Opinion

Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 09:59

This Date in UCSF History: Political Ads: There Oughta Be a Law

By Synapse

[Originally published on November 3, 1994.] Disgust is the overwhelming feeling that washes over me as I listen to the radio.

Social Justice

Sunday, October 25, 2020 - 12:47

This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality

By Synapse

Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young man in his mid-20s, who was panhandling at the corner of 19th Street and Dolores. As I walked past, he offered me a deal I found very peculiar, so peculiar in fact that I had to take it.

Sunday, October 18, 2020 - 19:10

This Date in UCSF History: Drug Peddling On Campus

By Synapse

Space in Moffitt Hospital’s cafeterias is now being rented to drug companies for display and advertisement of their products.