Changes need to be made not only for the Barbies, but for Kens as well. Toxic masculinity is dominating the social media of ...

Originally published in Synapse on September 25, 1986. In a dramatic reversal of last year’s disappointing showing, the School of Medicine enrolled 39 underrepresented minority students this fall. The ...

Originally published on September 21, 1995. Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984. They both model the future and warn us to be vigilant about how our world ...

[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] The experience of dying can vary greatly. Some see a light at the end of a tunnel. Others recollect all their life events.

On August 24, the Birdwatching Club (BWC) at UCSF embarked on its inaugural birding adventure at Las Gallinas Ponds in San Rafael, CA. This event marks a significant milestone for BWC, which seeks to ...

Looking for new ways to destress from studying, experiments, clinicals, or grant writing? Try the UCSF climbing club! The UCSF climbing club hosts climbing socials from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dogpatch ...

[First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest Fiction category.] The experience of dying can vary greatly. Some see a... On August 24, the Birdwatching Club (BWC) at UCSF embarked on its ...

Without structural change, midwifery will remain a privilege instead of a right. Reform must happen on two fronts: hospitals ...

Senate Bill 879, the Montoya Health Service Scholarship Incentive Act, was introduced by state Sen. Joseph Montoya, D-Los ...

After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design inside, scaling the outer edge of my left ankle. His fine lines and tasteful detail ...

Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological hunger can help you make more ...

Third-year medical students at UCSF recently spent a week discussing challenging cases they had encountered during their first six months in clinical training. The focus for the week was health care ...