Sexual development is more likely to occur earlier when a girl’s father doesn’t live in the home, according to new study findings reported by a research team led by scientists from the University of California and Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

UCSF has launched a new, online tool that helps shed light on the University’s research strengths and connects faculty to their colleagues.

Chief Executive Officer Mark Laret today thanked all the people who have contributed to UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, including Haile Debas, the former medical school dean, who “first had the vision for a Mission Bay hospital.”

Signaling a major turning point in the decade-long effort to plan for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, UC Regents’ approval of financing means construction of the state-of-the-art hospital complex can begin.

Fourth-year medical student Jamila Harris, who saw community members in her native San Francisco neighborhood struggle to navigate the health system, explains her drive to become a doctor.

The University of California Board of Regents today unanimously approved funding plans for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, clearing the way for UCSF to break ground on a world-class hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients in the Mission Bay neighborhood south of downtown San Francisco.

Summer may be over, but several high school students likely won’t forget the cutting-edge science they conducted in a UCSF program that is seeking funds to continue next year.

All faculty are invited to Faculty Development Day, when faculty at all career stages will be able to hear about myriad topics to enhance their work life at UCSF.

UC Regents this week will be asked to approve a financing plan to build a $1.5 billion integrated hospital complex for women, children and cancer patients at Mission Bay.