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Special Notice Concerning COVID-19
Learn about UCSF’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, important updates on campus safety precautions, and the latest policies and guidance on our COVID-19 resource website. You can also access information from the CDC. Learn more
UCSF Health Named LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader for 2020
UCSF Health has been named a 2020 “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Joins UCSF Town Hall to Discuss COVID-19, The Role of Science in Turbulent Times
In a special virtual town hall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined UC San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, to discuss the role of science and science advocacy in shaping federal policy during a global pandemic, her leadership during these turbulent times, and lessons learned during her long tenure as the first and only female Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2020 UCSF Medals Awarded to Three Leaders Who’ve Advanced Diversity, Inclusion
UCSF has awarded UCSF Medals to three national leaders, all of whom have advanced diversity and inclusion, including through mentorship that has helped to place more underrepresented voices in the sciences.
Largest-Ever Study of Prostate Cancer Genomics in Black Men IDs Potential Targets for Precision Therapies
None of the individual tumor genetic differences that were identified are likely to explain significant differences in health outcomes or to prevent Black Americans from benefiting from a new generation of precision prostate cancer therapies, researchers say, as long as the therapies are applied equitably.
How San Francisco’s AIDS Epidemic Response Prepared the City for COVID-19
In 2020, as the world faces another new virus stoking fear and uncertainty, San Francisco may be uniquely up to the challenge. Strong ties between UCSF, local government agencies and community groups, forged in the fire of the AIDS epidemic, and a deep bench of infectious disease expertise, has helped the city flatten the curve and better understand this new disease.
LGBTQ+ Populations Experience Newfound Anxiety and Depression in COVID-19 Pandemic
LGBTQ+ communities have experienced increased anxiety and depression since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those who haven’t struggled with these conditions before.
