As part of ongoing efforts to make UC San Francisco a great place to work, UCSF will conduct its annual engagement survey of all staff from April 27 to May 21.

The study is the first comprehensive review of fatalities linked to the deadly chemical in the United States and identified more deaths than previously reported.

Scientists have figured out how to modify CRISPR’s basic architecture to extend its reach beyond the genome and into what’s known as the epigenome.

Young adults must step up their exercise routines to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure or hypertension – a condition that may lead to heart attack and stroke, as well as dementia in later life. 

Knowing the whole story matters. 

That idea was at the heart of the 2021 UCSF Last Lecture, delivered by Peter Chin-Hong, MD, associate dean and professor in the School of Medicine. 

The last lecture has become a tradition at UC San Francisco in which students elect one of their professors to respond to the question, “If you have but one lecture to give, what would you say?”

UCSF is contributing up to $1.1 million to CityBuild Academy – a construction training program run by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

The study is among the first to assess mental health effects of the pandemic at a geographically diverse sample of emergency rooms.

Cells from individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) were found to have higher than expected rates of methylation at specific sites on their DNA, when compared to cells from healthy individuals without MDD, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team of UCSF, in collaboration with others.

UCSF has been granted renewed accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) for the maximum ten-year accreditation period. WSCUC accreditation ensures that an institution meets rigorous standards of quality and integrity and allows students enrolled in the institution to receive Title IV federal financial aid funding.

While researchers are still striving to understand why some patients experience these “long-haul” symptoms, two UCSF clinicians from complimentary specialties have teamed up to create an integrative medicine skills program that can give such patients better tools to cope with the debilitating symptoms.