Mark Di Suvero's Dreamcatcher Sculpture Coming to UCSF Mission Bay
Mark di Suvero's renowned "Dreamcatcher" steel sculpture, will find its new home at UCSF's Mission Bay campus, thanks to the generosity of Jeanne and Sandy Robertson.
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Blood Work: Surprising Tools for Rejuvenating the Brain
UCSF Magazine explores how scientists are uncovering surprising new tools – young blood and video games – to rejuvenate the brain.
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Google's Latest: A Spoon That Steadies Tremors
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A San Francisco Jobs Program Helps People Find Careers in Health Services
Eighteen interns graduate from the EXCEL (Excellence through Community Engagement and Learning) program, a partnership of UC San Francisco, the City and County of San Francisco and the Jewish Vocational Services (JVS). It is a work-based learning program that uses both classroom and on-the-job training to prepare participants for career path job in the health care sector.
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Secondhand pot smoke also bad for blood vessels
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New Type of Cell Found to Repair Lung Injury in Mice
A previously unknown type of cell regenerates mouse lung tissue killed by the flu virus, according to a new study led by UCSF scientists.
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Road Warriors
UCSF’s Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology allows residents to do an international rotation to train doctors in the developing world, where traffic accidents are one of the most common causes of hospitalization.
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Kelly Appointed Special Advisor to Napolitano
The University of California has announced that UC San Francisco’s Regis Kelly, PhD, began his tenure on Dec. 1 as special advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship to UC President Janet Napolitano.
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Mix of Bacteria in Gut May Depend More on Diet than Genes
Genes are important, but diet may be even more important in determining the relative abundance of the hundreds of health-shaping bacterial species comprising an individual’s gut microbiota, according to UCSF scientists.
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Top Trends in Health and Science for 2015
With advances in technology and better understanding of people, the health sciences are constantly pushing toward more effective treatments and cures. The question is, where will we see the next breakthroughs in 2015?
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UCSF Students Lead National Movement Bringing Attention to Impact of Racial Disparities in Health Care
More than 150 UCSF professional students participated in a “white coat die-in” where they lay down in their white coats to bring attention to the impact of racial disparities in health care.
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2014: The Year in Review at UCSF
UC San Francisco had a lot to celebrate in its 150th year
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2014 Year in Pictures
Browse through a collection of photos marking 30 of the biggest moments and milestones that UCSF saw this year in research, patient care and education.
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Immune Cells in Brain Respond to Fat in Diet, Causing Mice to Eat
Immune cells perform a previously unsuspected role in the brain that may contribute to obesity, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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Williams Receives President’s Research Catalyst Award to Address Prison Health Care Crisis
UCSF's Brie Williams, MD, was one of five faculty members across the entire University of California system—and the only one from UCSF—to receive the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, chosen from a pool of almost 200 proposals. UC President Janet Napolitano made the announcement on Dec. 10.
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Employees of the New Mission Bay Hospitals Treated to Celebratory Party
More than 1,000 employees who are scheduled to work at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay were treated to a special employees-only event on Dec. 3.
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American Doctor Who Narrowly Escaped Ebola Death Shares Experience at UCSF
An American doctor who contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Sierra Leone spoke at UCSF about his experience after a touch-and-go, 40-day battle with the virus.
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UCSF Commends Student Leaders for Organizing Peaceful Demonstration, Reinforces Commitment to Diversity
UCSF leadership released a statement in response to recent events in Ferguson and New York City, which have brought national attention to long-felt issues surrounding systemic inequalities that disproportionally impact underrepresented minorities, particularly black men.
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UCSF Observes National Mentoring Month with Events in January
Mentors and mentees, promote faculty mentoring at UCSF with a series of sessions and workshops throughout January.
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Pantilat Receives Award for Work in Palliative Care
UCSF's Steven Pantilat, MD, has received the 2014 Ritz E. Heerman Memorial Award by the California Hospital Association (CHA). He is being recognized for his efforts to improve the quality of care provided by palliative care services.
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The Art of Healing
The idea of art as medicine dates back to antiquity, but recently the concept is drawing increasing interest from the medical and science communities.
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Major Complication Rate After Abortion Is Extremely Low, Study Shows
In the most comprehensive look yet at the safety of abortion, researchers at UCSF have concluded that major complications are rare, occurring less than a quarter of a percent of the time.
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Children in dilapidated public housing in SF visit ER more often, study shows
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Next steps uncertain for women with dense breasts
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San Francisco Public Housing Type a Strong Predictor of Kids’ Use of Emergency Rooms
San Francisco children living in non-redeveloped public housing are 39 percent more likely to repeatedly visit emergency rooms, according to new research from UCSF and UC Berkeley.
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A national soda tax is needed to reduce obesity and save lives
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Teen hookah and snus users more likely to move on to cigarettes
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S.F.’s quirky Exploratorium science museum goes global
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2 UCSF-Led Programs Receive Major Funding to Tackle San Francisco Health Issues
Two UCSF-sponsored programs beat out more than 80 others to win major funding to help advance meaningful solutions to local health issues in San Francisco.
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UCSF Receives National Designation as Ebola Treatment Center
UCSF has been designated by federal officials as an Ebola treatment center - the only medical center in San Francisco to earn the designation.
