The Radical Compassion of Awake Brain Surgery
On the operating table and inside the lab of a rising star in cancer neurosurgery.
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How AI Found the Words to Kill Cancer Cells
A new sophisticated machine learning technique using a molecular library of commands guides engineered immune cells to seek out and tirelessly kill cancer cells.
Catherine Lucey Is New UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Catherine Lucey, MD, a key campus leader who has been instrumental in UCSF’s success over the past decade, has been named executive vice chancellor and provost, beginning in January of 2023.
Chancellor Highlights Science Plus Service in State of the University Address
“Science + Service” was the theme for Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s ninth annual State of the University on Nov. 3, 2022.
Rural Seniors Reap Health Benefits From What UCSF First-Gen Nursing Program Sows
The UCSF School of Nursing is partnering with Hartnell College to prepare first-generation-to-college students to become nurses, equipped with the skills to advance health care for residents in the underserved Salinas Valley.
Curci Scholarship Will Boost Graduate Student Diversity
With generous support from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation, UCSF has begun a new scholarship for women and international scholars that promises to help build a more diverse pipeline of basic science PhD students.
UCSF Statement on Improving the Equitable Distribution of MPX Vaccines
We are writing to update you on what UCSF is doing to ensure the equitable distribution of MPX vaccines in the face of ongoing vaccine shortages.
Hackathon Prepares Young Researchers for the Collaborative Science of the Future
On a sunny Friday, teams of aspiring young scientists gathered in the Clinical Sciences building at Parnassus Heights to look for treasure in a trillion data points about cancer.
Removal of Historic Murals Wins Award as UCSF Takes Next Steps to Find Permanent Home
“The History of Medicine in California” murals were extracted from seismically-vulnerable Toland Hall and safely transferred to a storage facility, winning a California Preservation Foundation award. The murals can now be explored virtually at any time, and UCSF is looking for a permanent home for the panels.
