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Achieving Health Equity

Photo illustration of a dark skinned hand; around the hand are arrows and examples of skin conditions.

Health Summer 2022

Training the Eye to See Disease On Dark Skin

Portrait of Diane Havlir

Ask the Expert Winter 2023

Five Questions for Diane Havlir

Illustration of a female physician holding a man’s hands. The man has scars on his arms and barbed wire comes from behind his chair.

Human Interest Winter 2022

The Body Tells the Story

Portrait of Biftu Mengesha

Health Summer 2022

Preparing for a Post-Roe America

Photo of Amend director Brie Williams, MD (center), with San Quentin State Prison medical chief Alison Pachynski, MD ’02 (left), and Amend team members Fernando Murillo, Michele Casadei, and Daryl Norcott, JD.

Human Interest Summer 2021

Norway’s Humane Approach to Prisons Can Work Here Too

Collage photo illustration of a photo of a black woman, graph paper, charts and graphs symbols, dna symbol, Rx symbol, pen scribbles, and the anatomy of a human heart.

Health Summer 2021

What’s Wrong (and Right) With Race in Medicine

Photo of Kim Rhoads with staff members of Umoja Health Partners at a vaccine clinic.

Ask the Expert Summer 2021

Uniting the Black Community to Defeat COVID

Photo collage with broken glass: run down buildings and a small child in front of a graffitied wall.

Human Interest Fall 2015

Poor Health

Portrait of Margot Kushel

Ask the Expert Summer 2020

A Crisis-on-Top-of-a-Crisis: Homelessness in the Time of COVID-19

UCSF Nurses gather in Oakland for a Black Health Matters protest; a male Black nurse in a white coat and face mask stands with female nurses, holding a sign that reads “Abolish” in graffiti style; a large mural of George Floyd’s portrait is in the background.

Health Summer 2020

An Epidemic of Inequality

Photo illustration of a map of the United States, made out of pills; most of the pills are white, with only a few black and red pills.

Human Interest Winter 2016

White Wash

Photo of barbers Joseph Peters, seated in a barber’s chair, and Terell Kennedy standing behind the chair, with two women standing in a barber shop.

Health Summer 2019

Haircuts Plus Health Care

Conceptual photo illustration of cut-outs of George Washington on the dollar bill, cells, hypodermic needs, grids, lines, boxes, number, and pills.

Health Winter 2020

Who Will Benefit From Precision Medicine?

Portrait of Howard Pinderhughes with blue skies, trees, and foliage in the background.

Ask the Expert Winter 2020

Why We Need a “Radical Investment in SF’s Future”

Illustration of Madalene Mandap.

Alumni Stories Winter 2022

Madalene Mandap, PharmD ’12: Hand in hand with Alaska Native people on the journey toward health

Illustration of Francisco Alvarez.

Alumni Stories Summer 2021

Francisco Alvarez, MS ’19, RN: Caring for kids with COVID complications

Illustration of Kimberly Baltzell.

Alumni Stories Winter 2022

Kimberly Baltzell, RN, PhD ’05, MS ’10: Supporting nurses so giving birth is safe for all women

Portrait of Alicia Catanese in nurse’s scrubs.

Frontliners Summer 2020

Lending a Hand in the Navajo Nation

Portrait of Joseph Kidane.

Frontliners Summer 2020

Not Yet A Doctor but Still Finding Ways to Serve

Portrait of Kenny Banh in an N95 mask and goggles, inside a tent.

Frontliners Summer 2020

Healing the San Joaquin Valley

Illustration of silhouettes of two people touching foreheads, with a coronavirus symbol above them.

Human Interest Summer 2020

When Telehealth Came to the Tenderloin

Photo of Richard Feng, MD, in front of a mural of painted dragons, in Chinatown, San Francisco.

Human Interest Summer 2019

Mental Health on the Margins

Portrait of Matthew State, MD, PhD, sitting at a black table with his hands folded, resting on the table, in front of a blank black background.

Ask the Expert Summer 2018

The Crisis in Our City

Daniel Ciccarone stands on a city street.

Human Interest Summer 2018

Streets of Pain

Illustration of part of a gun shown in black over a red background; inside the trigger area is an eye on a blue background; the blue drips from the gun.

Human Interest Winter 2019

Beyond the Bullet

Illustration of a silhouette of the profile of a human head in black on a blue background; the head is split down the middle from the back to the eye; the outline of guns is seen throughout the head.

Human Interest Winter 2019

Addressing Violence as a National Disease

Illustration of a repeating pattern of boxes that read “Sugar Shock.”

Health Winter 2019

Sugar’s Sick Secrets

Anthony Orosco adjusts his jacket and stands in front of cherry blossom trees.

Perspectives Summer 2018

Empty Plate

Oliver Bishop with drumline equipment at his high school track field.

Health Summer 2016

Free To Be He, She, They

doctor talks with man in a hotel doorway

Perspectives Summer 2021

Capturing a Pandemic Moment

Photo of Monica McLemore.

Alumni Stories Winter 2021

Monica McLemore, PhD ’10: Demanding quality reproductive health care for all

Photo of Jirayut Latthivongskorn at the UCSF Library.

Perspectives Summer 2017

A Remarkable “New” American

A resident wearing a face mask in Chinatown, San Francisco, is transporting groceries on a bike during the shelter-at-home Covid-19 crisis.

Health Summer 2020

Backlash: Anti-Asian Racism Escalates During COVID-19

Two newborn babies wrapped up in blankets in Malawi.

Human Interest Summer 2017

Tackling Childbirth-Related Mortality in the World’s Poorest Place

Members of the School of Pharmacy’s Science Squad (in red) deliver a lesson on circuitry to kids at Rosa Parks Elementary School.

Human Interest Spring 2013

Depth of Field

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  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2023”. Text below reads “Could psychedelic therapy go mainstream?”. Illustration of a person laying down with waves of colorful, psychedelic mushrooms flowing around and over them. Winter 2023
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top reads “UCSF Magazine, Summer 2022”. Text below reads “A Touch of Nobel-ity: The prize-winning science illuminating heat, touch, pain, itch, and much, much more”. Illustration of a hand with various stimuli on it, including a fire, ice, mosquito, a feather, a snake, chile peppers, itch, pain, and a kiss. Summer 2022
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2022”. Text below reads “Shelter from the Storm: Helping asylum-seekers escape persecution”. Illustration of a woman hugging a man; the man’s back has a face with a frown and closed eyes; barbed wire come from the sides and wrap around the man’s arms. Winter 2022
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top reads “UCSF Magazine, Summer 2021”. Closeup photo half of a woman’s face, with her eye closed. Text on her cheek reads “Sleep Science Awakens: Can our genes point the way toward a better night’s sleep?” Summer 2021
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2021”. Illustration in background of a scientist overlooking converging planes of nanoproteins; one nanoprotein stands out in the background. Winter 2021
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: Summer 2020. Illustration of health care worker in PPE covering head and face, with only the eyes seen through goggles; a coronavirus symbol is in the middle of the head covering; a labyrinth surrounds the person with coronavirus symbols; text reads “Combating Coronavirus.” Summer 2020
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: in to left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2020”; bottom left corner reads “Special Issue, The Future”; illustration on cover: collage of a gloved hand with part robot hand, cells, needle, equations, and futuristic looking parts. Winter 2020
  • Cover of the Summer 2019 edition of UCSF Magazine: reads “Poison Control...the the rescue!”; comic book-style illustration of three people running through San Francisco; man in the is on the phone; there is a puddles, pills and pill bottle on the ground; Sutro tower shines in the background. Summer 2019
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2019”; bottom right reads “Stopping violence in our communities: Mending the physical wounds is only the beginning”; illustration on cover: part of a gun is show in black over a red background; inside the trigger area is an eye on a blue background; the blue drips from the gun.. Winter 2019
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: top left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Summer 2018”; bottom right reads “Drug Odyssey: The epic journey to better medicines”; illustration on cover: a syringe and needle come from the left; a large dropplet shape comes out of the needle with lines and multi-colored dots within; at the bottom left there is a portion of a beaker; at the top and bottom right, colored amorphous cloud-like shapes drift in from the edges of the page. Summer 2018
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2018”. Black background with a photo slit in half: the right half is a black and white portrait of a female scientist, the left half is a colorful cell image. Winter 2018
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Summer 2017”. Photo of a man whose face is completely obstructed by a smoke cloud; in the smoke cloud it reads: “Dazed and Confused. Why is it so hard to study marijuana?” Summer 2017
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Winter 2016”. Photo illustration of a map of the United States, made out of pills; most of the pills are white, with only a few black and red pills; Bottom left reads: “White Wash: Biomedical research doesn’t reflect the diversity of the American population”. Winter 2016
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Summer 2016”. Photo of a teenage boy, smiling. Text next to photo reads: “Free to be Oliver”. Text below photo reads: “MS Breakthrough; Science Goes 3-D; The End of AIDS?” Summer 2016
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Fall 2015”. Illustration of the silhouette of a man; behind him is a beautiful blue sky with fluffy clouds; inside his head is a stormy scene where the brain would be with a tree branching out from the brain area; white birds fly in to the storm. Text next to photo reads: “A New Way Out of Depression”. Text below photo reads: “Poverty’s Vexing Cycle; Kid-Size Dosing; When Disaster Strikes” Fall 2015
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Spring 2015”. Microscopic image of a T cell. Text next to photo reads: “Cancer's Fierce New Foe: Deploying the T cell against melanoma”. Text below photo reads: “Mission Bay Hospitals!; Service Superstars; Research at Risk” Spring 2015
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Fall 2014”. Photo of a man riding a motorbike on a busy street. Text next to photo reads: “Surgeons Hit the Road: Saving limbs and lives around the world”. Text below photo reads: “Rejuvenating the Brain; A San Francisco Scourge; Modern Nursing” Fall 2014
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Spring 2014”. Illustration of a man made out of bacterium. Text next to photo reads: “Only UCSF 150: Birthplace of biotech, World-class university dedicated to health, Caring for San Francisco since 1864”. Text below photo reads: “Mining our Microbiome; Silver Citizen Care; Mentor-Protégé Power” Spring 2014
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Fall 2013”. Illustration of circular data points with people representing data. Text next to photo reads: “The Promise of Emerges: Harnessing data to personalize care”. Text below photo reads: “Precision Medicine Special Issue” Fall 2013
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Spring 2013”. Photo collage of scince images, people, and San Francisco landmarks. Text next to photo reads: “Nobel for Stem Cell: Prize for Yamanaka rockets program to new heights”. Text below photo reads: “Students who Serve; Power of Precision Medicine; Can Wellness Cure?” Spring 2013
  • Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Fall 2012”. Photo of a closeup shot of a human eye. Text next to photo reads: “By Our Own Devices: Inventions that are saving sight, breath – and lives”. Text below photo reads: “Beating Bone Cancer Odds; Alumni Leaders; Dementia: Cracking the Codes” Fall 2012
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