Laura Kurtzman

Assistant Director, Media Relations for Research and Education

Laura Kurtzman leads communications about basic, translational and population health research, as well as education at UCSF.

She was a reporter for many years at the San Jose Mercury News, as well as the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of Williams College, she holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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- Research
- May 9, 2022
Study of Pregnant Women Finds Increasing Chemical Exposure
- Campus News
- May 4, 2022
UCSF Names Kathy Giacomini Dean of Pharmacy School
- Research
- Apr. 28, 2022
Many Residents Won’t Get Abortion Training if Roe Is Overturned
- Research
- Apr. 11, 2022
Psilocybin Rewires the Brain for People with Depression
- Education
- Mar. 28, 2022
UCSF School of Medicine, Nursing Specialties Lead in National Education Rankings
- Research
- Mar. 10, 2022
Homeless Deaths Doubled in San Francisco During the Pandemic’s First Year, Mostly from Drug Overdoses
- Research
- Feb. 22, 2022
Tubal Ligation No Better Than IUD at Preventing Pregnancy
- Research
- Feb. 16, 2022
Global Strategy on Schistosomiasis Gets a Reboot, Based on Research by UCSF Physician
- Research
- Dec. 17, 2021
AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication

Laura Kurtzman

Study of Pregnant Women Finds Increasing Chemical Exposure

UCSF Names Kathy Giacomini Dean of Pharmacy School

Many Residents Won’t Get Abortion Training if Roe Is Overturned

Psilocybin Rewires the Brain for People with Depression

UCSF School of Medicine, Nursing Specialties Lead in National Education Rankings

Homeless Deaths Doubled in San Francisco During the Pandemic’s First Year, Mostly from Drug Overdoses

Tubal Ligation No Better Than IUD at Preventing Pregnancy

Global Strategy on Schistosomiasis Gets a Reboot, Based on Research by UCSF Physician

AI Points the Way to Better Doctor-Patient Communication

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