After a morning of lectures on pulmonary physiology, his tour would transport us medical students through the Great Depression, the Beatnik Movement, and land us in the Summer of Love and the start of ...

To fast or not to fast is what Ramadan is all about. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and this year it runs from Feb. 23 to March 23. Muslims around the world fast during this month.

These lines reflect my gratitude for the opportunity to pause, re-center, and move forward with intention while pursuing my master’s degree at UCSF. As I stand here, I am still inspired by my mom, who ...

After the article was published, changes were made to the faculty guidelines for the BMS graduate program and student efforts ...

Surgery in UC Hospital operating room, 1924. This photograph from 1924, taken in one of the operating rooms at the University of California Hospital (present day UCSF), is spare and almost austere.

I am writing this the day after President Obama gave his State of the Union address to Congress. The most refreshing thing about that speech was how blunt he was with everyone in the room. He even ...

In this series, past editors reflect on their time leading the paper. As I looked through my old articles, a favorite article that stands out is one I wrote about a mosquito-infested backpacking trip ...

The Benito Bowl was not just a half time show. It was a deliberate cultural statement that forced the United States to confront whose stories are allowed on America’s biggest stages and whose presence ...

I was only four years old when I first learned the word “deportation.” It was a constant topic in our home, always revolving around the safety of my family and me. Fueled by fear and a fleeting sense ...

I first got involved with Synapse in 2012 and served as EIC 2014-15. Synapse meant a lot to me in a time when I both needed a creative outlet and was figuring out what to do with my future outside of ...