Last week, in part one of this two part series on commercial genetic engineering laboratories. Synapse looked inside two of ...

Both kidneys were failing. He used to farm. Now he drove an auto, measuring his days in fares instead of harvests, making the ...

Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973. Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in developing guidelines for Cable Television. The San ...

I’ve recently realized, and it’s kind of scary but I am a demographic that is necessary I am from a ...

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, ...

This was my first time seeing a badger in the wild. I was on a cliff looking down on some sea lions and it walked out in front of me. The sea lions are on the rock far below. This may be the only ...

Grandma, you are the reason behind it all! I would not be here today without my grandma’s strong will and determination. My grandma uprooted her family and fled on foot in the midst of war for a ...

Our headlamps click on and light up dust particles floating through the cool air. Far above us, condors drift on updrafts in Pinnacles National Park. The caves are not long but steep and twisted, and ...

First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category. The sun was setting and dark clouds covered the skyline in San Francisco. While driving back to San Francisco from ...

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I walked in the cold ocean water, as usual, to wake up my feet and lighten up the tension. Circulation is a wonderful thing, so is Courage, and so is Patience. Surfers are coming by at this golden ...

Synapse is the UCSF student newspaper. We seek to serve as a forum for the campus community. Articles and columns represent the views of the authors and not necessarily those of the Board of ...