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Leading the Way

At UC San Francisco, we are driven by the idea that when the best research, the best teaching and the best patient care converge, we can deliver breakthroughs that help heal the world.

Patient Care

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From Bench to Bedside

At UC San Francisco, we don’t just treat diseases, we treat individuals. We put our patients’ priorities at the center of our care, and strive for breakthrough discoveries so that we can improve people’s lives.

Research

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Collaboration and Innovation

UC San Francisco is leading revolutions in health – and those revolutions often start in the lab. From basic science to clinical research, we are constantly pushing scientific boundaries and earning worldwide recognition for our discoveries.

Education

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Educating Health Sciences Professionals

At UC San Francisco, we encourage our students to approach health care issues with critical thinking and a spirit of inquiry. As tomorrow’s health and science leaders in training, UCSF students embody our passion for improving the human condition and pushing health care forward.

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Campus News

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With Dangers of Everyday Concussions Revealed, Scientists Race to Find Solutions
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A New Spinal Cord Injury Treatment is Getting Patients Back on Their Feet
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UCSF Medical Center Is Best Hospital in California for 2018-19
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How CRISPR Tools are Unlocking New Ways to Fight Disease
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Celebrate Top-Tier 2018-19 Rankings
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Toward a Cure for Sickle Cell: How Doctors Are Fighting a Crippling Disease
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Opioid Crisis: This Doctor’s Street-Level Views Could Change the Course of the Epidemic

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Adequate Consumption of ‘Longevity’ Vitamins Could Prolong Healthy Aging, Nutrition Scientist Says

As the Keto Diet Gains Popularity, Scientists Explain What We Do and Don’t Know

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The Unbearable Sensation of Being: Living With Sensory Processing Disorder

Chancellor Highlights UCSF’s Commitment to the Community in 2018 State of the University

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Could Breathing Techniques Be the Key to Aging Slower?

October 19, 2018 | TODAY

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In Pregnancy, Doctors' Focus is on Baby, Not Mom

October 17, 2018 | WebMD

A Simpler Way to Get to the Bottom of Mysterious Illnesses in Poor Countries

October 16, 2018 | The Atlantic

As E-Scooters Roll Into American Cities, So Do Safety Concerns

October 15, 2018 | NPR

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Campus News

February 4, 2003

UCSF Fresno Names New Program Manager for Alzheimer's Research Center
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February 3, 2003

Demand likely to outstrip available mental health workforce in California, UCSF researchers find
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February 3, 2003

Primary care in the United States is in crisis and must be reconstructed, according to a UCSF-led re
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February 3, 2003

Restriction or ban of Ephedra supported
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January 30, 2003

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day
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January 28, 2003

Harvard professor encourages students at Sunnyside High Doctor's Academy to pursue Health Science pr
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January 27, 2003

Patent rights to UCSF aging research licensed to biotech company
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January 22, 2003

UCSF Fresno offers 16th summer Biomedical Research Internships for high school
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January 16, 2003

Insight into the way pain is regulated in the brain could lead to new target for therapy
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January 16, 2003

Scientists discover what makes human embryo attach to uterus
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January 16, 2003

Simple Communication Technique Could Help Diabetes Patients
Campus News

January 15, 2003

Lennart Mucke Recognized with Award from Metlife Foundation for Research in Alzheimer's Disease
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January 14, 2003

New report shows crippling economic toll of smoking on California's fiscal health
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January 14, 2003

UCSF study of ancient fly gene offers insights into male fertility
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January 13, 2003

Simple communication technique may imrpove health outcomes among diabetes patients, but is underused

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