When UCSF researcher Charles Chiu recently renewed his center’s partnership with Abbott Diagnostics, it marked a milestone in the University’s efforts to keep its industry partnerships alive and well.

The UCSF School of Dentistry will offer free cleanings, exams, dental sealants and fluoride treatments as part of the nationwide “Give Kids a Smile Day.”

University, state and local officials, philanthropists and community leaders will celebrate the opening of an architecturally unique stem cell building, a milestone in the history of UCSF’s pioneering stem cell research program.

Lewis Lanier, American Cancer Society Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UCSF, will deliver the 54th Faculty Research Lectureship in Basic Science on February 14.

Walter Miller, professor of pediatrics at UCSF and chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, received Duke University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010.

UC has been making progress in increasing student diversity at its health professional schools -- outpacing California’s private medical schools and the national average.