School of Medicine Art Display Focuses on Power of Healing Hands
A new art display outside the School of Medicine dean’s offices highlights the power of hands in this healing profession.
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High School Interns Explore Careers in Science with UCSF Summer Program
Seventeen-year-old Gabby Flores had never met a scientist before, yet she will be surrounded by scientists this summer as she conducts cutting-edge biomedical research as part of the UCSF Science & Health Education Partnership’s High School Intern Program.
Major UCSF Research Awards Focus on Leveraging Technology to Improve Health
Finalists presented their work to a gathering of academic and industry reviewers recently as part of UCSF's Catalyst Awards, which provides valuable pilot funding to help drive promising early-stage research.
LGBT Community Celebrates Historic Supreme Court Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage
Members of the LGBT community at UCSF are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in two key cases that affirm same-sex marriage and equal rights.
Guidelines Help Physicians Answer the Question: 'How Long Do I Have to Live?'
A UCSF-led team has created a set of guidelines for doctors and other clinicians to use for communicating uncertain prognoses to elderly patients and those battling terminal illness.
School of Medicine Revamps Curriculum to Reflect Changing Health Practice
A low-key revolution is taking place at UCSF that aims to do nothing less than change the way medical students learn and patients receive care. It is called the UCSF Bridges Curriculum Redesign.
Hibret Hailu Benjamin, DDS ’02: The power of the tooth fairy
Few professionally trained dentists were to be found in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Hibret Hailu Benjamin, DDS ’02, was born.
Early Riser
The pace at which Nancy Ascher, UCSF’s first female chair of surgery and one of the nation's top doctors, propels through every day is the velocity required for the steep ascent of a remarkable career.
Can Wellness Cure?
UCSF has long led the way in demonstrating the positive effects of living a healthy lifestyle. Turns out, a healthy lifestyle can not only keep illness at bay, but it may even stop a disease like cancer dead in its tracks.
Graduate Division Salutes Achievements of Master’s, Doctoral Students
At this year's Graduate Division commencement ceremony, UCSF celebrated the achievements of 104 master’s students, 43 doctoral students in physical therapy, and 121 PhD students.
UCSF Students Form Nonprofit to Improve Health in Nicaragua
UCSF classmates Noah Hawthorne and Kris Coontz graduated this month from the School of Medicine after starting a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care for people in Nicaragua.
Trial Buster
Pharmacologist Lisa Bero, PhD, answers our questions about industry bias in clincial trials.
Depth of Field
The many ways in which UCSF students reach out to the community are as diverse as San Francisco itself, from combating Hepatitis B to hosting radio shows about science careers.
