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UCSF to Lead Expansion of AANHPI Research Registry

A UC San Francisco-based research registry that has already recruited more than 10,000 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants has received $16 million in federal funding to double its efforts and expand research into this growing but underrepresented population of the U.S. population.

A group photo of the CARE team, who all wear CARE T-shirts and hold up signs that read "CARE" and "more voices, more impact."

UCSF Health Opens New Outpatient Pharmacies in San Francisco

UCSF Health is opening retail pharmacies at its Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses. The new pharmacies build on UCSF Health’s history of innovative clinical pharmacy care and are integrated with health records to provide seamless care for UCSF patients and convenience for people who live and work in San Francisco.

Three pharmacy staff members smile together as they look at information on a computer screen at the new pharmacy in Mission Bay.

UCSF Health Atlas Expands Its Reach with Nationwide Mapping Tool

The UCSF Health Atlas, an interactive mapping tool for health data that debuted just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, is launching this month with data from all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, along with climate data.

A snapshot of the Health Atlas map tool, focusing on the Bay Area in Northern California.

UCSF and NASA Explore Joint Ways to Benefit Cancer Patients

UCSF hosted NASA astronauts and scientists in a daylong, invitational scientific roundtable in conjunction with the White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative. Astronauts also visited pediatric patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, and greeted event attendees.

NASA astronaut Yvonne Cagle speaks at UCSF. In the background are banners featuring the NASA and UCSF logos.

New Program Trains Data Scientists Who are Transforming Medicine

The UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health (CPH) welcomes its second cohort of PhD students this fall. Students train concurrently in computer science and clinical or public health practice, uniting disciplines that are usually studied in isolation.

A perspective from outside a glassy classroom window shows students speaking with a professor. A screen on the glassy wall shows a robot doing precise movements.

Trauma Takes Its Toll at the End of Life

Traumatic experiences can worsen the pain, depression and loneliness at the end of life, according to a study led by UCSF and the University of Michigan.

A caregiver holds an elderly woman's hand in comfort.