Sue Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF’s ninth chancellor and first woman named to the prestigious post, arrived at her office for work today announcing her first appointment before noon.

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann has named Carol Moss to the new position of vice chancellor of University Development and Alumni Relations at UCSF.

Jeremy Reiter, assistant professor of biochemistry, is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation’s highest honor for scientists at the outset of their professional careers.

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble is featured in the latest segment of Voices, a series of video profiles focusing on diverse members of the campus community. See the video on the UCSF Diversity website.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Eugene Washington on July 30 issued a message to the campus community about how the campus is planning to implement the UC-wide furlough plan.

The Graduate Division’s Postdoctoral Scholar Research Award aims to help UCSF postdocs pursue original ideas and launch their careers.

Seven students who devoted the past year to understanding and improving global health have become the country’s first to obtain a master of science degree in the field.

UCSF researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family of viruses, which for 20 years has been deemed too difficult to attain.