A free, light breakfast and concert featuring koto player June Kuramoto are part of upcoming staff appreciation events at Laurel Heights.

Two members of the UCSF community will address "Work and Integrity" at a Carnegie Foundation forum at Stanford University on Tuesday.

The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center will co-sponsor a two-day celebration of life on Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10.

UCSF researchers have found that the spread of melanoma can be inhibited by suppressing telomerase, the enzyme active in cancer cell growth.

UCSF Biochemistry and Biophysics Professor Cynthia Kenyon, PhD, presented her research on roundworms last week, revealing insights into the cellular mechanisms of aging.

UCSF Police are looking for two men who have been seen on the Parnassus campus, but have no legitimate reasons for being there.

UC will be able to give salary increases to eligible faculty and staff as part of a plan to make salaries more competitive over the next 10 years.

UCSF Medical Center has risen to No. 9 among "America's Best Hospitals," and UCSF Children's Hospital has been recognized as one of the highest quality pediatric facilities in California and No. 19 in the United States.

Three UCSF pharmaceutical chemistry professors have recently been selected to receive high national recognition for their pioneering research.

John Maa, MD, has been named the winner of a special quiz that shows how UCSF faculty members have served in the nation's top health posts.