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$18 Billion Tobacco Toll in California

Smoking took an $18.1 billion toll in California – $487 for each resident – and was responsible for more than one in seven deaths in the state, more than from AIDS, influenza, diabetes or many other causes, according to the first comprehensive analysis in more than a decade on the financial and

Six UCSF Researchers Win NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Grants

UC San Francisco researchers received six awards announced this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for high-risk, high-reward scientific research projects. Their work will focus on novel approaches for diagnosing and treating diseases ranging from autoimmune and chronic inflammatory

UCSF Celebrates Diversity Month

HDFCCC Member Rena Pasick among the four recipients of this year's Chancellor Diversity Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Diversity UC San Francisco celebrates the diversity of its campus community during Diversity Month, with events held throughout the month of October. This year’s theme

Discovery Fellows Program Meets Fundraising Challenge

At $60 million, the Discovery Fellows Program is already the largest endowed PhD education program in the history of the University of California system. The couple launched it last year with a $30 million gift, which was matched by UCSF and hundreds of individuals, most of whom gave to the

Chancellor Highlights UCSF Strengths in Era of Change

UCSF is poised at “a key inflection point” in its history and must be prepared to swing in new directions, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, said in his inaugural State of the University speech. Hawgood addressed a packed auditorium in Cole Hall on Tuesday. The audience included nearly 80 past

Parents Persuade Calif. Senate to Shed Light on Children's Cancer

Juliana Peña’s constant smile brightened the days of everyone she came across, even those who just caught a glance of her. At two-and-a-half years old, she passed away from neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. "As she was taking her last breaths, I promised Juliana that we would never stop

San Francisco Celebrates 3 New Hospitals With Stars, Lights and Action

San Francisco’s Mission Bay district became a melting pot of celebrities, civic dignitaries, community members and assorted creatures of unknown species with dazzling outfits and daring dance moves, as the city marked the upcoming opening of the new UCSF Medical Center. Thousands joined in Saturday