Slideshow: Back to School 2016
From the first School of Nursing white coat ceremony to the 10th annual block party at Mission Bay, the 2016 back-to-school season was jam-packed with events.
View the slideshow for more of the happenings that welcomed UCSF’s newest students to the University.
The back to school season at UCSF got an early start this year with the School of Nursing Masters Entry Program in Nursing holding its inaugural White Coat Ceremony on June 3. Photo By Susan Merrell
School of Medicine students take photos after their White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 5. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
School of Medicine students celebrate during the White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 5. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
Matthew Roberts takes a photo outside of the School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
UCSF Graduate Division students and postdocs gather in the Koret Quad at Mission Bay for the annual back-to-school event Sept. 8 that includes a barbecue, music, a raffle and socializing. Photo by Susan Merrell
Douglas Wassarman, a graduate student in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, enjoys the barbeque during the Graduate Division's fifth annual fall celebration. Photo by Susan Merrell
Students from the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program relax on the grass in the Koret Quad during the Graduate Division back-to-school event. Photo by Susan Merrell
Kimberly Topp, PhD, PT, the Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, cloaks new student Jalisha Napoles during the department's Sept. 9 White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Susan Merrell
Students of the joint UC San Francisco/San Francisco State University Graduate Program in Physical Therapy attend the program's fifth annual White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Susan Merrell
Mike Alzheimer (right) a new student in the Physical Therapy Graduate Program, celebrates after the White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Susan Merrell
UCSF faculty members receive information about various departments' work during Faculty Development Day at Laurel Heights on Sept. 14. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
UCSF School of Medicine Dean Talmadge E. King, Jr. (center), MD, and UCSF School of Dentistry Dean John Featherstone (right), PhD, mingle during Faculty Development Day. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
New UCSF School of Dentistry students receive their white coats during a ceremony on Sept. 16. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
New UCSF School of Dentistry students celebrate during the White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
New students celebrate after the UCSF School of Dentistry White Coat Ceremony. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
Shaun Abrams dances during the Chancellor's Reception at the Millberry Union Gym on Sept. 19. Photo by Noah Berger
UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo (front right), PharmD, takes photos during the Chancellor's Reception with students and U.C. Bear, the UCSF mascot. Photo by Noah Berger
Students mingle in the Millberry Union Gym during the Chancellor's Reception. Photo by Noah Berger
New School of Nursing students attend an orientation session on Sept. 21. Photo by Elisabeth Fall
The 10th annual Mission Bay Block Party, held Oct. 5, featured a chalk art contest, interactive games, giveaways, a DJ and food from San Francisco vendors. Photo by Susan Merrell
Attendees at the Mission Bay Block Party write on a Venn diagram wall. The Venn diagram wall is part of the new “A Brilliant Convergence” campaign that launched in fall. Photo by Susan Merrell
The 10th annual Mission Bay Block Party on Oct. 5 included games and giveaways for the attendees. Photo by Susan Merrell
UCSF School of Pharmacy students receive their white coats during a ceremony on Oct. 14, 2016. Photo by Cindy Chew
New School of Pharmacy students smile after receiving the white coats during the school’s Oct. 14 ceremony. Photo by Cindy Chew
New UCSF School of Pharmacy students celebrated after their white coat cereremony. Photo by Cindy Chew