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What You Need to Know About the 2025 UCSF Community Climate Survey
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UCSF invites all to participate in the Community Climate Survey to improve campus culture and inclusivity.
5 Emerging UCSF Leaders Envision the Future of Health, Science
By Eric Brooks on
Five emerging UCSF leaders envision a future of innovative health and science. They aim to address health disparities, improve patient care, and advance scientific research through technology and policy.
Nurse Uses Innovative Program to Form Strong Bonds with Young Heart Patients
By Eric Brooks on
Pediatric cardiac ICU nurse Kathleen Cinelli, RN, created the Hearts at Home Program, offering holistic care to UCSF Health patients and families beyond the hospital.
Chancellor Celebrates UCSF’s ‘Momentum’ in 2024 State of the University Address
By Eric Brooks on
Defined as the product of mass and velocity, “momentum” is derived from physics. It also describes UC San Francisco’s journey in the past decade under Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s leadership. “When I delivered my first State of the University address in 2014 , I made the case that we were at an inflection point in our history that required thoughtful adaption to future forces reshaping our environment,” Hawgood , MBBS, said in his annual address. “Now, 10 years later, I am even more excited to be your chancellor. I believe the premise of my 2014 address has been borne out.” This year’s address
3 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss the Chancellor’s 2024 State of the University Address
Chancellor Hawgood will reflect on a decade of growth, innovation, and addressing disparities at UCSF in his State of the University address on November 21.
Why This UCSF Physician is Determined to Serve, Mentor the Underrepresented
By Eric Brooks on
Manuel Tapia, MD, MPH, advocates and mentors underrepresented learners in medicine, from pre-health to medical school.
Celebrating Community, COVID Response Through a Colorful Mural
By Eric Brooks on
Pediatrician Dayna Long, awarded the 2024 Edison T. Uno Award, combines medicine with social justice to address healthcare disparities, focusing on community health improvements and founding the BLOOM Clinic for Black families.
John Clements, Whose Science Transformed Newborn Care, Dies at 101
By Laura Kurtzman on
John Clements, MD, whose scientific discoveries helped save millions of newborns around the world from respiratory distress syndrome and whose boundless appetite for learning helped create the interdisciplinary culture at UCSF, has died on Sept. 3, 2024 at the age of 101.
Matching Medicine, Social Justice for the Bay Area’s Black Community
By Eric Brooks on
Pediatrician Dayna Long, awarded the 2024 Edison T. Uno Award, combines medicine with social justice to address healthcare disparities, focusing on community health improvements and founding the BLOOM Clinic for Black families.
UCSF Tops Public Universities in NIH Research Funding in 2023
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UCSF is a leading recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for research, with a focus on advancing health sciences and medicine.