In this 2003 conversation, founder Don Swatman recounts how the paper began as a modest, typewritten project in the Dental ...

I recall my time as Editor-in-Chief at Synapse as a major highlight of my first two years of medical school (1979-1981). At ...

Seventy years on, the paper’s through-line is not a single political position, but a commitment to voice: to documenting how students experience power, responsibility, and care in real time. In that ...

In 1956, Don Swatman from the School of Dentistry founded Synapse as a student newspaper. What began as a small operation mostly specific to the dental school quickly grew. With the added support of ...

[This piece launches a new series in which former Synapse editors-in-chief look back on experiences, priorities and decisions that shaped their time leading the paper.] I recall my time as ...

[Note: This article appears in Synapse’s 70th anniversary print edition, produced to mark seven decades of student journalism at UCSF... In this 2003 conversation, founder Don Swatman recounts how the ...

Human rights activists have been shocked down to their core as they received proof of the Chinese government’s horrific removal and trafficking of detained Uyghur Muslims’ organs. The investigation ...

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 ...

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