Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann today tapped Sam Hawgood to serve as dean of the top-rated UCSF School of Medicine, an appointment that is subject to Regents’ approval.

Mentoring programs are flourishing across campus to support the recruitment and retention of the highest-quality faculty and staff, increase diversity through outreach to underrepresented minorities and improve career satisfaction and success.

Kevin Grumbach, MD, chair of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, participated in a health policy roundtable at the White House on August 10. The forum was chaired by Nancy Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform, and addressed primary care and medical home innovations.

Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center, responded to a San Francisco Chronicle article about executive compensation in a message on August 7.

Members of the campus community at UCSF are praising the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the nation’s first Hispanic to serve on the US Supreme Court.

In the fight against type 2 diabetes, researchers come up with a new approach that aims to keep insulin-secreting cells alive.

Strong performance in new national rankings is the latest evidence of UCSF’s stepped-up effort to maintain the integrity and independence of its curriculum, research programs and clinical practice.

Sam Hawgood, interim dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, issued an email on August 5 outlining the principles that will guide implementation of the UC furlough plan.

Longtime UCSF Professor of Medicine Susan Folkman will be honored on September 11 at a conference featuring world-renowned experts in the field of psychological stress and coping.