2014 Year in Pictures
Browse through a collection of photos marking 30 of the biggest moments and milestones that UCSF saw this year in research, patient care and education.
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Immune Cells in Brain Respond to Fat in Diet, Causing Mice to Eat
Immune cells perform a previously unsuspected role in the brain that may contribute to obesity, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
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Williams Receives President’s Research Catalyst Award to Address Prison Health Care Crisis
UCSF's Brie Williams, MD, was one of five faculty members across the entire University of California system—and the only one from UCSF—to receive the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, chosen from a pool of almost 200 proposals. UC President Janet Napolitano made the announcement on Dec. 10.
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Employees of the New Mission Bay Hospitals Treated to Celebratory Party
More than 1,000 employees who are scheduled to work at the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay were treated to a special employees-only event on Dec. 3.
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American Doctor Who Narrowly Escaped Ebola Death Shares Experience at UCSF
An American doctor who contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Sierra Leone spoke at UCSF about his experience after a touch-and-go, 40-day battle with the virus.
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UCSF Commends Student Leaders for Organizing Peaceful Demonstration, Reinforces Commitment to Diversity
UCSF leadership released a statement in response to recent events in Ferguson and New York City, which have brought national attention to long-felt issues surrounding systemic inequalities that disproportionally impact underrepresented minorities, particularly black men.
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UCSF Observes National Mentoring Month with Events in January
Mentors and mentees, promote faculty mentoring at UCSF with a series of sessions and workshops throughout January.
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Pantilat Receives Award for Work in Palliative Care
UCSF's Steven Pantilat, MD, has received the 2014 Ritz E. Heerman Memorial Award by the California Hospital Association (CHA). He is being recognized for his efforts to improve the quality of care provided by palliative care services.
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The Art of Healing
The idea of art as medicine dates back to antiquity, but recently the concept is drawing increasing interest from the medical and science communities.
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Major Complication Rate After Abortion Is Extremely Low, Study Shows
In the most comprehensive look yet at the safety of abortion, researchers at UCSF have concluded that major complications are rare, occurring less than a quarter of a percent of the time.
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Next steps uncertain for women with dense breasts
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Children in dilapidated public housing in SF visit ER more often, study shows
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San Francisco Public Housing Type a Strong Predictor of Kids’ Use of Emergency Rooms
San Francisco children living in non-redeveloped public housing are 39 percent more likely to repeatedly visit emergency rooms, according to new research from UCSF and UC Berkeley.
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A national soda tax is needed to reduce obesity and save lives
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Teen hookah and snus users more likely to move on to cigarettes
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S.F.’s quirky Exploratorium science museum goes global
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2 UCSF-Led Programs Receive Major Funding to Tackle San Francisco Health Issues
Two UCSF-sponsored programs beat out more than 80 others to win major funding to help advance meaningful solutions to local health issues in San Francisco.
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UCSF Receives National Designation as Ebola Treatment Center
UCSF has been designated by federal officials as an Ebola treatment center - the only medical center in San Francisco to earn the designation.
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Scientific team sounds the alarm on sugar as a source of disease
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Seniors might be trained to ignore distractions
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UCSF Doctor Returns From Liberia, Quarantine is Over
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Don't try to fight it: Your need to sleep is 80 percent genetic
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More US hospitals equipped for Ebola patients
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E-cigarettes appear here to stay: So put that in your mod and vape it
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Scourge of the City
In honor of UCSF’s 150th anniversary, UCSF Magazine traces the battle with tuberculosis, a disease that’s woven into San Francisco’s and the University's history.
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As Palliative Care’s Importance Grows, UCSF Nursing Expands Training
A new minor for nursing students is helping to fill hospitals and clinics' growing need for more providers specifically trained in palliative care.
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African immigrants speak up against harassment over Ebola
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Two UCSF Researchers Awarded Funding for Work on Pediatric Oncology
Two UCSF faculty members are among three promising young researchers nationally recognized for their work in pediatric oncology. UCSF’s Adam de Smith, PhD, and Kyle Walsh, PhD, will share a $1.35 million award with Duke University’s Lisa Crose, PhD.
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Study Shows Some Newborns Lose Weight Much Faster than Previously Recognized
Using weights obtained from over 100,000 Northern California babies, a new study is the first to detail the weight loss patterns of exclusively breastfed newborns.
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UCSF doctor returning from Liberia sees improvement in Ebola outbreak, but says rural areas remain vulnerable