Sylvie Sturm

San Francisco

Reporter at San Francisco Public Press

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Articles

UCSF Student's HIV Research Talk Wins UC-Wide Grad Slam

2 weeks ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

Is it easier to find your date on Tinder or is it easier to find the next molecular target for HIV? Sophia Miliotis, winner of both the UCSF and UC Grad Slams, thinks her research might provide an answer. “Because finding love is a mess, but finding HIV?
Veterans Say VA Staffing Cuts Are Worsening Their Lives

1 month ago | sfpublicpress.org | Sylvie Sturm

This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast, “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story. As the Trump administration cuts tens of thousands of federal jobs under the guise of “efficiency,” veterans say the sweeping layoffs and surreptitious push toward privatization are worsening their lives and eroding essential Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare and support programs.
Tunnel

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

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 Publications or the University of California. Contact(415) [email protected]
An Ultimatum in Science Research Funding

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

During my years as a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), I never stopped to think about our funding. Usually, that is the responsibility of our trustee leader, the Principal Investigator. For many research institutions, UCSF being no exception, grant funding is critical. UCSF that one-fifth of its revenue comes from grants and contracts. In 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded UCSF $814,929,934.
This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988. Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to speak about her experiences in El Salvador. She has been in San Francisco for three years and is currently eligible for temporary residency under amnesty laws. When asked to tell her story she becomes so agitated that she is unable to explain the reasons why she was compelled to flee her country.
Rite of Passage

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

When the waiting caught on firethe world ragesAgitationNo amount is the right amountWhen the burning turns into asheshopelessness weighs heavyVoidThere is not a cupWhen the ashes dissolve into sparklesgiving up feels forcedOpenSun rays are still dancing in the airFriends are still buzzing up on the phoneHeroes are still holding up the worldAnd I am still moving through lifeZiqian Feng is a Graduate Student in the Health Data Science program.
This Date in UCSF History: We Finished!

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

Originally published in Synapse on May 21, 1998. Waking up to the annoying alarm I've used for the last four years, this morning felt no different than any other. Accustomed to my usual morning fogginess, though blue was filtering through the blinds, I staggered to the sink. Toothbrush in mouth, I began to realize this day was different, my last day of lecture in medical school. I sat down to Earl Grey and a bagel; finished my take-home ACLS test —the last exam of medical school.
Wings of a butterfly

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

There is liberation in Newness As well as sorrow in a bygone past There are a lot of things in life that Simply cannot be forced But can be prayed for and grateful about When they happen When they have happened Linearity runs in some logic But a lot of time we are looking at Choices of different cycles Cycles of pain and drowning Cycles of courage and rising When we are lucky, we get to be empowered Because we are all interconnected And when the external relations are enticing you with...
Periods Shouldn’t Pause Education

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

Imagine you or a loved one missing school every month simply because they didn't have access to menstrual hygiene products to manage the blood from their vagina monthly. For millions of girls across Africa this is their reality. For instance, in Uganda, 1 out of 10 girls don’t go to school during their period. There is a disparity in school attendance rates between girls and boys, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Abolishing the Stigma of Dementia

1 month ago | synapse.ucsf.edu | Sylvie Sturm

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. More than 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia, including an estimated 6.7 million adults living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. Yet despite its growing prevalence, dementia remains widely misunderstood. It is often dismissed as a natural part of aging rather than recognized for what it truly is: a public health crisis.