Mayor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday the formation of a committee to recommend where to rebuild San Francisco General Hospital to meet state seismic safety laws.

National leader Martha Burk, a political psychologist and women's equity expert, will be part of a groundbreaking women's health summit at UCSF Mission Bay today.

The BBC hailed it as a "memory pill" for the forgetful. But unlike some other headlines heavy with hype, UCSF School of Pharmacy brain drug expert Brian Alldredge thinks this one might be worth its weight.

James Dilley, executive director of the UCSF AIDS Health Project, was recognized recently for his contributions to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

University of California President Robert C. Dynes and five UC Nobel Prize laureates, including UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, will testify today on the effect that reductions in state support for UC will have on California's future.

UCSF is hosting a national conference titled, "Practicing Theory, Theorizing Practice: Physician Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities," on Saturday, May 14, on the UCSF Parnassus campus.

UCSF's popular Mini Medical School continues June 1 through June 29 with new lectures focusing on the theme "Brainstorms to Breakthroughs: Frontiers of Medicine."

A group of girls who visited UCSF on April 28 to see health sciences professionals in action heard the latest about diabetes research and how to prevent disease in a pathology lecture.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to learn more about University-sponsored programs, which can help them plan for their future economic security, on Finance Day on Tuesday, May 10.