UCSF's Feroz Papa has won a highly prestigious National Institutes of Health award that recognizes bold ideas from some of the nation's most innovative new scientists.

UCSF researchers have discovered that blocking the function of a certain type of immune cell halts pancreatic islet tumor growth in mice. The finding proves, they say, that specific immune cells can play a critical role in the formation and subsequent growth of cancer.

Protecting against loss of bone mass on long space flights gives new meaning to space age...

Nominations are due October 16 for the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Award, which recognizes efforts to achieve greater diversity at UCSF.

Applications for the spring session of the UCSF Faculty Leadership Collaborative are due on October 30.

Six Olympians and 125 other accomplished swimmers will tackle the San Francisco Bay in the second annual Swim Across America 10-mile relay swim to fight pediatric cancer.

UCSF Global Health Sciences hosted Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey who spoke about health challenges worldwide.

A UCSF research team has developed a simple tool that can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety.

Damon Lew has joined UCSF to support workforce development initiatives between UCSF faculty, staff, students and community-based organizations.