UCSF’s Largest Rooftop Gardens Undergo Vibrant Year-Long Transformation
Something is blooming above the Parnassus Heights campus – where scientists are accelerating research to treat the world’s most devastating diseases.
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Nurse Uses Innovative Program to Form Strong Bonds with Young Heart Patients
Pediatric cardiac ICU nurse Kathleen Cinelli, RN, created the Hearts at Home Program, offering holistic care to UCSF Health patients and families beyond the hospital.
Drinking Plenty of Water May Actually Be Good for You
Drinking enough water can help with weight loss and prevent kidney stones, as well as migraines, urinary tract infections and low blood pressure.
Novel Gene Therapy Trial for Sickle Cell Disease Launches
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology in humans to directly correct the genetic mutation that causes the disease.
Chancellor Celebrates UCSF’s ‘Momentum’ in 2024 State of the University Address
Defined as the product of mass and velocity, “momentum” is derived from physics. It also describes UC San Francisco’s journey in the past decade under Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s leadership.
UCSF Joins I-Corps’ New Regional Innovation Hub for the Northwest
UC San Francisco is part of a new Northwest Region Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub funded by the National Science Foundation to train faculty and student entrepreneurs on how to commercialize their research.
The Hub, which will receive up to $15 million over five-years, will be led by UC Berkeley and includes UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Washington.