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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.
UCSF Survey Finds Vast Majority Comfortable with Campus Climate
A campuswide survey of members of the UCSF community finds that respondents are generally positive about the University’s working and learning environment overall with 70% indicating that they feel either “comfortable” or “very comfortable” while 11% feel “uncomfortable” or “very uncomfortable.”
Elevated Tween Screen Time Linked to Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Tweens who spend more time on screens have a higher likelihood of developing disruptive behavior disorders, with social media having an especially strong influence, a new UCSF-led study found.
UCSF Wins 4 Regional CASE Awards for Communications Excellence
This year, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) chose work from UCSF’s University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) to win four awards.
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This weekly podcast features conversations with UCSF luminaries on breaking research ranging from sleep genetics to screen time for kids to COVID surges.