Patient Care
Preventing Depression Requires Proactive Interventions by Health Care System
May 14, 2012Since major depressive episodes can be prevented, the health care system should provide routine access to depression-prevention interventions, just as patients receive standard vaccines, UCSF researcher Ricardo F. Muñoz says.
Research
Targeted Gene Therapy Offers Relief from Pain and Inflammation
May 11, 2012Aditi Bhargava, PhD, associate professor in the UCSF School of Medicine, is using a technique known as RNA interference to develop a gene therapy system that sends specific commands to certain neurons, or nerve cells, telling them to turn off pain or stop inflammation.
Education
In Focus: 2012 Commencement Season
May 15, 2012
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann celebrated the start of the 2012 commencement season at UCSF with a speech congratulating 806 graduates who she says are destined to be future leaders in health sciences.
Support UCSF
UCSF launches a four-year, $100 million education fundraising initiative, the first initiative of its kind at UCSF. The goal is to raise $80 million for new scholarships and fellowships and $20 million for curriculum innovation, interprofessional education, and teaching facilities.
Community Involvement
UCSF's "Committed to the City" series takes a look at how the University helps kids learn how to manage their anger while excelling on the field and in the classroom by providing scientifically based curriculum at after-school programs.
