Faculty members who want to develop skills to lead the University into the future are encouraged to apply for the next training program by the October 7 deadline.

UCSF is sponsoring a one-day symposium to support African American faith-based organizations in promoting good health through health ministries.

Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellman on Monday said that the University is continuing to resolve challenges presented by the UC-mandated furlough and salary reduction plan.

Members of the campus community who have a UCSF ID badge can get free seasonal flu shots during vaccination sessions beginning October 12.

UCSF scientists have demonstrated that adult human mesenchymal stem cells reverse the effects of injury in a novel human lung preparation in the lab. The finding, they say, could lead to the development of stem cell therapies for patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, conditions that presently have a high rate of mortality and no pharmacological treatments.

Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann was among campus and community members on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming opening of a new UCSF child care center on the Parnassus campus.

New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.

UCSF will host the fourth annual Faculty Information and Welcoming Week from September 15 through 17.