12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (358+ words) Originally published in Synapse on April 25, 2013. After a study-abroad program I was attending in Spain came to an end, my best friend and I decided to bounce around the country for a few wild days to take in more of…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (550+ words) The author and her grandmother. I do not want to grow old in the society that exists today." To be alive is to age, yet most humans are deeply uncomfortable with its final chapters. We eagerly document early milestones: our…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (846+ words) Science has an isolation problem. I tend to think of scientists as contentedly living on a deserted island, where we've established a means of communicating new discoveries amongst ourselves, but we lack sufficient bridges to carry them to a neighboring…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1732+ words) Originally published in Synapse on April 21, 1980. The month of March is notorious for political surprises. On the "Ides of March" Caesar was stabbed in the Roman Senate. On March 18th this year UC went to a routine budget hearing in Sacramento…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (1122+ words) In medical training, we are taught to ask about chest pain, shortness of breath, bowel habits, sleep, and mood. We are trained to move efficiently through organ systems, to identify red flags, to document carefully. We are not trained, with…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (412+ words) On February 8, 2026, students and faculty from across UCSF gathered for a morning of birdwatching along the Bay Trail at Mc Laughlin Eastshore State Park. Organized by the UCSF Birdwatching Club, the outing brought together UCSF's medical, dental, and biomedical science…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (689+ words) In San Francisco, eviction notices are usually discussed as legal disputes or housing market statistics. For the families receiving them, however, eviction subtly marks the beginning of a health crisis, whether they know it or not." Losing a home can…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (1386+ words) UCSF Synapse This Date in UCSF History: When "Synapse" Let Itself Lie (Just for Fun) From time to time, Synapse has given itself permission to misbehave. These April Fool"s stories wink at journalistic rules, blur fact and fiction, and…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (546+ words) In California, when you're looking for a burger that sits at the intersection of cheap and high-quality, you go to In-N-Out. The company is one of many that uses vertical integration, meaning that they own the farms that produce the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1302+ words) Originally authored by E. Fuller Torrey and published in Synapse on March 31, 1969. The possible uses of machines to control the mind are well illustrated by the work of Dr. Delgado at Yale. He has implanted electrodes in the brains of monkeys…...