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Say What? Microaggressions, Your Health and What To Do About Them

Faculty members Chase Anderson, MD, and Brittany Bryant, LCSW, help us understand what microaggressions are, what they look like, and what they mean for your mental health – and practical skills to deal with them, whether they’re directed at you or not.

An illustration of a silhouette of a man and woman head with speech bubbles, indicating different thoughts and words amongst people.

Survivors of Severe COVID Face Persistent Health Problems

A study reveals the life-altering impact of COVID-19 on individuals who developed severe illness, the majority of whom had to be placed on mechanical ventilators. Two-thirds still had physical, psychiatric, and cognitive problems for up to a year later.

Dr. Anil Makam examines a male patient with a stethoscope at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

UCSF Grad Slam: This is Your Brain on Your Mother Tongue

Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2024 Grad Slam event. This year’s first-place talk was by Ilina Bhaya-Grossman on how our brains make meaning out of groups of vowels, consonants and pauses in our native tongues to recognize words.

2024 Grad Slam winner Ilina Bhaya-Grossman presents her research onstage. In the background is a presentation slide showing an illusration of measurements of brainwaves.