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Removal of Historic Murals Wins Award as UCSF Takes Next Steps to Find Permanent Home
“The History of Medicine in California” murals were extracted from seismically-vulnerable Toland Hall and safely transferred to a storage facility, winning a California Preservation Foundation award. The murals can now be explored virtually at any time, and UCSF is looking for a permanent home for the panels.
Older Homeless People Are At Great Risk of Dying
The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, recruited people who were 50 and older and homeless, and followed them for a median of 4.5 years. By interviewing people every six months about their health and housing status, researchers were able to examine how things like regaining housing, using drugs, and having various chronic conditions, such as diabetes, affected their risk of dying.
New Mission Bay Mural Sends Message of Peace
A newly installed mural titled “Peace Piece” stretches over seven stories of the parking garage at the corner of Third Street and Mariposa on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Created by San Francisco artist Kota Ezawa, it is an extension of the Michael J. Bishop Art Collection at Mission Bay.
San Francisco, San Mateo Co. Residents Urged to Share Long COVID Stories
UCSF, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Mateo County Health (SMC Health) are partnering with local community groups to learn about long COVID. Their project, Let’s Figure Out Long COVID – Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area, will call local residents of all ethnicities and backgrounds who previously had COVID.
UCSF Greening Project Will Link Park to Peak at Parnassus Heights
UCSF will replant two trees for every tree removed at the site of the future Parnassus Research and Academic Building.
UCSF to Return to Golden Gate Park to Raise Funds in AIDS Walk San Francisco
After two years of participating in mostly virtual events due to the pandemic, UCSF is rallying its community to come together in Golden Gate Park for AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 to raise funds for programs and services that benefit people of the Bay Area.
LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Addresses Blind Spots that Turn Patients Away
Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity will officially launch this week with a series of high-level conversations open to the public online.
Bay Area Science Festival’s Discovery Day Returns to Oracle Park for 2022
UCSF organizes the annual festival, which returned to an in-person event this year.
UCSF Shares Progress for Community Benefits in First MOU Report
UCSF issued its first annual report on progress made in implementing the community benefits outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established by UCSF and the City and County of San Francisco as the University revitalizes its historic Parnassus Heights campus.
The Body Tells the Story
A student-run clinic that offers forensic medical evaluations helps asylum-seekers escape extreme violence and persecution.
