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Media Advisory: Swimming for UCSF Pediatric Cancer Care
Swimming enthusiasts including former Olympians, cancer survivors and former patients will take part in Swim Across America’s seventh annual San Francisco Bay Area Open Water Swim benefiting UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program.
First-Generation College Students Find Support at UCSF
<p>A UCSF support program for first-generation college students launched in 2008 with a small, monthly discussion group and has evolved into the newly formed First Generation College Student Initiative, which will expand services and resources to this "invisible community."</p>
White Coat Ceremony Marks Start of Medical School at UCSF
<p>The UCSF School of Medicine’s entering class, which represents 16 countries of birth, ranging from Australia to Zimbabwe, participated in the traditional White Coat Ceremony before family, friends and fellow classmates on Sept. 7.</p>
New Anatomy Learning Center Prepares Next Generation of Clinicians
<p>The days of carrying hefty, 1,500-page <em>Gray’s Anatomy </em>textbooks may be long gone, but not much more has changed over the decades in how medical students learn anatomy <span>—</span> until now.</p>
New Student Demographics and Fun Facts
<p>UCSF welcomed 810 students entering health sciences programs this fall. Almost 54 percent are female. Here's a look at demographics and fun facts about the Class of 2016.</p>
Thousands Enroll in UCSF Online Health Courses
<p>In what is being called a grand experiment in higher education, UCSF and other top universities are offering free, online classes through the website Coursera. More than 38,000 people have enrolled in UCSF’s three classes since the University announced them on July 19.</p>
Show Your School Spirit and Win an iPad2
<p>Do you have UCSF Spirit? Capture it in a creative photo, submit it to UCSF’s Facebook page and be eligible to win an iPad2 and other cool prizes!</p>