Three UCSF Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2021
Three faculty members from UCSFhave been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors accorded to American scientists.
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2021 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards Honor Accomplished Alumni and Rising Leaders
The Alumni Association of UC San Francisco has named seven winners of the 2021 UCSF Alumni Achievement Awards.
UC Encourages COVID-19 Vaccinations for University Communities While Reviewing Policy Requirements
The University of California shared the details of a proposed policy on COVID-19 vaccination as part of its engagement with its community as it joins the California State University in supporting immunizations as part of an expected return of students, faculty, academic appointees and staff to in-person instruction across the state this fall.
$25M Gift Establishes Permanent Endowment for Audacious Research Funding Program
The newly named Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research – previously known as the Program in Breakthrough Biomedical Research (PBBR) – has for 23 years supported the boldest, least explored research ideas in the life sciences.
First of Its Kind Study Links Wildfire Smoke to Skin Disease
A new study suggests that the dangers posed by wildfire smoke may also extend to the largest organ in the human body, and our first line of defense against outside threat: the skin.