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UC Welcomes UCSF’s Jordan Roiland as Student Regent-Designate

On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the University of California Board of Regents appointed Jordan Roiland as the 2027–28 student regent. With his appointment, Roiland becomes the first M.D. student and only the third UC San Francisco student to serve as student regent in the 52-year history of the position.

UCSF Earns Prestigious Clean California Community Designation

Toxic Red Tides Are Becoming More Frequent. Scientists Think One Chemical Could Save Lives.

Breast Cancer Is Rising Fast in One Group of American Women

Can 2 Drugs Work Better Than 1 Against Alzheimer’s? UCSF Aims To Find Out

It’s Not Just Fat, a Yo-Yo Diet Means Losing Healthy Muscle Too

Analyzing MRI scans, UCSF radiologist Thomas Link showed that people whose weight fluctuates lose not only fat but muscle. Could have implications for people who go on and off GLP-1s.

UCSF Cares for More Kids at New Neuro Unit at Mission Bay Hospital

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco is opening a dedicated 8-bed unit for pediatric neurological care, the first inpatient expansion since the Mission Bay Hospital opened in 2015.

UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins, and Doerr Capital Launch a New Model for Building Healthcare AI

San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2026) – Today, UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins and Doerr Capital announced UCSF Health Converge, a new health AI accelerator that brings select companies together with clinicians, operators and technology leaders inside a nationally-ranked academic health systems to build, validate, and scale AI solutions in real care delivery settings.

UCSF Health Partners to Launch New Model to Build Healthcare AI

UCSF Health, Kleiner Perkins, and Doerr Capital launched UCSF Health Converge, a healthcare AI accelerator that helps startups build, test, and scale AI solutions for patient care in real-world clinical settings.

Next Gen Pharmacists Hunt for New Breakthrough Drugs with AI

UCSF’s Master of Science program in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development (AICD3) has seen success in setting up learners for sought-after careers in drug discovery, drug development, bioinformatics, and pharmacovigilance. One alum has even translated his capstone project into a job at Genentech.

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