UC Regents approved the appointment of Susan Desmond-Hellmann, whom UC President Mark Yudof described as a “success story,” as the ninth chancellor of UCSF.

Adults with less education are less likely to be in very good health than college graduates in every state of the US, and adults in every state fall short of the level of good health that every American should be able to achieve, says a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.

A new study by UCSF researchers concludes that media campaigns that portray the tobacco industry in a negative light and that appeal to young adults may be a powerful intervention to decrease young adult smoking.

Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study by a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.

The UCSF campus community is invited on May 12 to hear from authors who wrote a book on achieving work-life balance.

Chancellor Mike Bishop updated the campus community about the outbreak of HINI influenza A (swine flu) in a message sent on May 5.

Five leading UCSF scientists will discuss the state of stem cell research in a free public forum in San Francisco on May 7.

Sonja Conta laced up her running shoes, adjusted her “tutu” and prepared to defy gravity.

Stephen Hauser, MD, chairman of the UCSF Department of Neurology and a leading multiple sclerosis researcher, will host leaders of business, labor, health care and government for a discussion on what needs to be done to overhaul America’s healthcare system.