Learn Without a Brain Research Wins 2023 UCSF Grad Slam
Ten graduate school finalists competed in this year’s UCSF Grad Slam, in which students present their research in three minutes or less in terms easily understood by a general audience.
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How UCSF Grad Students Mentor Diverse High Schoolers in STEM
BAYS internship initiative welcomes students from historically excluded backgrounds into UCSF labs to counter disparities among Black and Latino students who pursue STEM careers.
Joyce Tung, PhD ’05: Date with DNA destiny
How a bulletin board flyer launched geneticist Joyce Tung, PhD ’05, on an unforgettable ride with 23andMe.
This Must Be the Place
Sociologist Stacy Torres, PhD, studied a group of older adults that hung out at a Manhattan bakery. She reflects on what they taught her about survival and belonging.
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.
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.
Helen Mo, DMD, MS ’19, Resident Alum: Caring for kids who can’t tolerate dentist visits
Patience and kindness: Those are watchwords for Helen Mo, DMD, MS ’19, resident alum, who treats children with special health care needs.
Cleavon Gilman, MD ’16: Harnessing Twitter to share about COVID’s dangers
ER physician Cleavon Gilman fought – and won – battles against poverty, a speech defect, and Iraq War horrors. He wasn’t going to let COVID beat him.
Finding a Mooring in My Values
A personal essay about finding joy amid the uncertainty of cancer.
Talk on the Secrets of Fruit-Eating Mammals Wins 2022 UCSF Grad Slam
Wei Gordon was among nine finalists in the sixth annual UCSF Grad Slam, held March 31 – after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic – competing to inform and entertain with three-minute talks based on their own research.
UCSF School of Medicine, Nursing Specialties Lead in National Education Rankings
UC San Francisco’s graduate programs received top ratings in this year’s U.S. News rankings of best graduate and professional schools.
Madalene Mandap, PharmD ’12: Hand in hand with Alaska Native people
A “help each other” mindset drew Madalene Mandap to Anchorage and the Southcentral Foundation.