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13 Honored for Making UCSF a ‘More Inclusive Place’
More than 200 members of the UCSF community gathered Oct. 30 to celebrate 13 honorees of the second annual Chancellor Diversity Awards, which recognize faculty, staff, postdocs, students and trainees who make UCSF a more inclusive place.
UCSF, SF State Awarded $17M Grant to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Workforce
The National Institutes of Health have awarded $17 million to establish the SF BUILD program at San Francisco State University (SFSU), with UCSF as their research partner, to promote training opportunities and career development for minority students and faculty in the biomedical sciences.
Film Exposes Audience to Human Enhancement Concepts
A crowd of students, nurses, doctors, and medical providers packed the film screening and panel discussion of “FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement.” The event, sponsored by the UCSF Committee on Disability Issues as part of 2014 Diversity Month, took a close look at the drive to be “better than human.”
Genetic Variant Protects Some Latina Women from Breast Cancer
An international research collaboration led by UCSF researchers has identified a genetic variant common in Latina women that protects against breast cancer.
UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Score for Health Care Equality
UCSF Medical Center has become the only U.S. institution to receive a perfect score on the national LGBT Healthcare Equality Index for seven consecutive years.
Asthma Risk Varies with Ethnic Ancestry Among Latinos, UCSF Team Finds
Native American ancestry is associated with a lower asthma risk, but African ancestry is associated with a higher risk, according to the largest-ever study of how genetic variation influences asthma risk in Latinos, in whom both African and Native American ancestry is common.
UCSF Celebrates Diversity Month
UC San Francisco celebrates the diversity of its campus community during Diversity Month, with events held throughout the month of October. Highlights include film screenings at San Francisco General and UCSF, Block Party 8 at Mission Bay, and the Health Disparities Research Symposium VIII.
In Human Evolution, Changes in Skin’s Barrier Set Northern Europeans Apart
The popular idea that Northern Europeans developed light skin to absorb more UV light so they could make more vitamin D – vital for healthy bones and immune function – is questioned by UC San Francisco researchers in a new study.
Resources Available to Help People with Disabilities on ADA Anniversary
Celebrations of the July 26, 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H.W. Bush will take place across the nation during the week of July 21-27, 2014. The UCSF Committee on Disability Issues will be working over the next year to identify issues of concern for people with disabilities and set objectives to address these key issues.
Mexican Genetics Study Reveals Huge Variation in Ancestry
In the most comprehensive study of the Mexican population to date, researchers from UCSF and Stanford University, along with Mexico’s National Institute of Genomic Medicine, have identified tremendous genetic diversity.
