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UCSF scientists were able to arrest, and even reverse, tissue scarring of the liver, kidneys and lungs in mice. The scarring, also known as fibrosis, is a major factor in nearly half of all deaths in developed countries.
Today, UC San Francisco debuts a new video series showcasing a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and scholars talking about their work, its importance, and how it connects with the overall mission of UCSF.
The Bay Area Science Festival capped its third annual run with Discovery Day at AT&T Park, where families navigated virtual reality, met robots and built Lego microscopes.
President Barack Obama is looking for a few promising young leaders to serve in The White House Fellowship program for leadership and public service.
When it comes to genes, a UCSF scientist wants to turn conventional wisdom about human and bacterial evolution on its head.
UCSF has been awarded one of three Cooperative Agreements from the U.S. Bureau of the Health Professions to establish the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center.
David Baltimore, PhD, will present the 2013 Gladstone Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The lecture, titled, “The Role of MicroRNAs in Immune Functions,” will begin at 4 p.m. in Gladstone’s Robert Mahley Auditorium.
Dean Schillinger, MD, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, has been awarded the 2013 Everett M. Rogers Public Health Communication Award by the American Public Health Association.
Individuals, teams and entire departments saw UCSF2025 as a chance to make their voices heard and secure a role in shaping the UCSF vision. It also managed to tap into some good ol’ competitive spirit.
For two days in September, UCSF faculty, staff, students and others opined around the clock in an online game designed to answer this question: “What if you could map the future of UCSF in just 36 hours?”
The United States faces a severe shortage of primary health care providers. In a series of papers published in Health Affairs, UCSF researchers advocated a number of potential solutions to the problem.
UC San Francisco today is launching Inside UCSF, a web portal designed specifically to inform, inspire and engage the internal community.
During the 36-hour UCSF2025 game, more than 2,600 players shared ideas that ran the gamut from “blue sky” dreams to what could be “quick wins” that the University can do to enhance campus life.
For two days in September, UCSF faculty, staff, students and others opined around the clock in an online game designed to answer this question: “What if you could map the future of UCSF in just 36 hours?”
The UCSF community is gearing up for another Sharecase 2013, the popular information technology expo, scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 8 at the Mission Bay Conference Center.
Lisa Cisneros and Louise Chu, both communication professionals in the University Relations department, have been promoted to new roles at UC San Francisco.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee celebrated the recent launch of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences' (QB3) new bioscience incubator, near the ever-growing UC San Francisco campus at Mission Bay.
UCSF, a world-renowned center for the treatment of movement disorders, is holding an event to celebrate the program’s recognition by the Bachmann-Strauss Foundation as one of three new Centers of Excellence in the field.
A recent study found an 80-percent employment rate for EXCEL graduates, making it one of San Francisco's most successful workforce development programs.
UCSF’s popular information technology showcase returns this year, with new learning opportunities and forums for everyone on campus.
The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) will hold a news conference and media tours to launch the institute’s new bioscience incubator, near the UC San Francisco campus at Mission Bay.
UCSF's Pierre Theodore is the first surgeon to use the tech device, Google Glass, as a surgical tool to make a patient's CT and X-ray images available to him for quick reference while in the operating room.
UCSF has joined as a founding partner with Adobe, Genentech, Google, Kaiser Permanente, salesforce.com and 20 other corporations and institutions to elevate green building as a public health benefit.
A UCSF graduate program in complex biology led by Joseph DeRisi, PhD, is being lauded for its creativity with a $100,000 gift.
UCSF's Center for Healthcare Value and its partners convened “The Future of Health Care Price Transparency in California: A Multi-Stakeholder Summit" to discuss strategies that could help lower medical costs.
UCSF's open enrollment period for employee benefits launched this week, with significant changes to existing benefits for more than one-third of University employees.