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Science Teachers Learn at Summer Institute

Experienced elementary school teachers partner with UCSF scientists to teach fellow elementary school instructors how to bring science into classrooms during the UCSF Science & Health Education Partnership's (SEP) City Science Summer Institute.

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Sports Medicine Service Keeps Kids Alive

UCSF's PlaySafe program has provided free sports medicine care to Bay Area high school students since 2002. By combining cardiac evaluations with annual physicals, the program aims to reduce the risk of sudden athlete death.

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Jell-O Artist Creates Mission Bay Mural

Four distinct murals commissioned by the UCSF Medical Center will be installed on the perimeter fence of the new children’s, women's, and cancer hospitals under construction in Mission Bay.

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Students Visualize Molecules

Through events such as this summer high school tour of a computer graphics lab at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus, scientists can share their work and spur students interest in science.

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Eighth Graders Get a Feel for the Human Heart

The Daly Ralston Resource Center at UCSF’s Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) offers teachers the opportunity to check out science materials – ranging from curriculum kits to real human specimens – for their science classes.

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Internship Program Gives Jobless a Fresh Start

UCSF's Excellence through Community Engagement and Learning (EXCEL) program helps the unemployed get back to work with opportunities for employment experience in administrative support positions around UCSF.

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Teen Program Explores Health Careers

The Program for Investigation and Training for Careers in Health (PITCH) is a free, three-week summer opportunity for rising high school juniors in the San Francisco Unified School District.

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UCSF Team Unites for AIDS Walk

Close to 300 UCSF walkers were among an estimated 25,000 walkers who have raised more than $3 million to benefit HIV/AIDS services in the Bay Area, including some at UCSF. This year's UCSF team surpassed the fundraising goal of $55,000.

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Students Vaccinate Against Hepatitis B in Chinatown

The San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative offers free screenings for Hepatitis B (Hep B) and low cost vaccinations for community members every other Saturday at the Chinatown Public Health Center.

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Helping Diabetes Patients with Mental Illness

Patients gather at the GLIDE Health Clinic to participate in a research-based program that works through the dual challenges of living with diabetes and mental illness.

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Young Women Unleash Their Potential

The annual summit brings together more than 250 young women from 20 schools for a day to discuss issues most important to them. Topics ranged from building self esteem, avoiding teen pregnancy, and preparing for college life.

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Grants Fund Teen Wellness Programs

The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health supports student-designed health and wellness programs across San Francisco, including a mentor group and yoga classes at George Washington High School.

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