Sue Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF’s ninth chancellor and first woman named to the prestigious post, arrived at her office for work today announcing her first appointment before noon.

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble is featured in the latest segment of Voices, a series of video profiles focusing on diverse members of the campus community. See the video on the UCSF Diversity website.

The Graduate Division’s Postdoctoral Scholar Research Award aims to help UCSF postdocs pursue original ideas and launch their careers.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Eugene Washington on July 30 issued a message to the campus community about how the campus is planning to implement the UC-wide furlough plan.

UCSF Children's Hospital will celebrate children and their families at the 14th annual Pediatric Transplant Picnic.

UCSF researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family of viruses, which for 20 years has been deemed too difficult to attain.

Seven students who devoted the past year to understanding and improving global health have become the country’s first to obtain a master of science degree in the field.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today (July 28, 2009) approved a resolution that allows for the operation of a helipad at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a state-of-the-art hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients scheduled to open in 2014. The resolution passed unanimously, by a vote of 11 to 0.

Medical center employees and non-physician, clinically related employees at the UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF School of Dentistry will not be furloughed or have their pay decreased, according to Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center.