First Bay Area STEM Career Day Engages High Schoolers in Science
The first San Francisco STEM Career Day brought nearly 100 high school students to UCSF and Bay Area science organizations to show them what it's like to work as a scientist.
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Student Projects Get Creative to Encourage Healthy Eating
Two UCSF students have each won a $2,500 University of California Global Food Initiative Grant to pursue their inventive projects to help people eat healthier.
Medical Students Celebrate Match Day 2015
The School of Medicine Class of 2015 fourth-year medical students gathered on Friday to learn where they "matched," and the hospital or program where they will spend the next four or five years training as resident physicians.
UCSF Medical and Nursing Schools Top US News Rankings
Both UCSF’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing have earned top rankings in the U.S. News & World Report survey of the nation's best graduate schools.
High School Students Help Grow ‘Genetically Engineered Machines’
A team of UCSF and high school students won "Best Presentation" at the most recent international "Genetically Engineered Machine" competition, where engineering meets biology.
UCSF Receives $100M Gift to Advance Health Sciences Mission
Visionary philanthropist Chuck Feeney has given another gift of $100 million to UCSF, now making him the single largest contributor ever to the University of California system.
After 60 Years, UCSF Student Newspaper Finds Science Writing Vital as Ever
As UCSF's student newspaper Synapse approaches it 60th anniversary, its editors look back at its successes in fostering science and health communication and building a sense of community on campus.
E. Leong “Eddie” Way, BS ’38, MS ’40, PhD ’42: Proud to be the first
The first PhD graduate of the pharmaceutical chemistry department, Eddie Way, BS ’38, MS ’40, PhD ’42, had a long history with the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
American Doctor Who Narrowly Escaped Ebola Death Shares Experience at UCSF
An American doctor who contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Sierra Leone spoke at UCSF about his experience after a touch-and-go, 40-day battle with the virus.
UCSF Commends Student Leaders for Organizing Peaceful Demonstration, Reinforces Commitment to Diversity
UCSF leadership released a statement in response to recent events in Ferguson and New York City, which have brought national attention to long-felt issues surrounding systemic inequalities that disproportionally impact underrepresented minorities, particularly black men.
2014 Bay Area Science Festival's Grand Finale Draws Crowds
About 30,000 people attended the Bay Area Science Festival's Discovery Days at AT&T Park, visiting more than 150 interactive science exhibits, experiments and games.
UCSF-Developed Entrepreneurship Course for Life Scientists Launched by NIH
The National Institutes of Health has launched a pilot program to help life science entrepreneurs commercialize their technology, based on a course developed by UCSF.
Campus Event Helps Veterans Transition to Life at UCSF
Members of the UC San Francisco military veterans community participated Oct. 3 in a seminar designed to help our student veterans and military service members navigate UCSF and provide them with a welcoming space.
UC President and Chancellor Welcome Incoming Class
Several hundred incoming students gathered in the Millberry Union Gym for a warm welcome to UCSF by Chancellor Sam Hawgood, as well as special guest UC President Janet Napolitano.