Members of the public are invited to attend a live dramatic reading of letters written by adults coping with life-threatening illnesses and their healthy teenage pen pals at the annual Firefly Project Adaptation on Wednesday, June 4.

Disability rights advocate Nat Gleason, one of UCSF’s 146 new physicians, received the Gold-Headed Cane Award during the School of Medicine commencement ceremonies.v

While it’s unlikely to match the size of the audience watching the American Idol finale, a presidential debate on science has won the endorsement of 85 percent of Americans, according to a poll commissioned by Research!America and ScienceDebate2008.com. Health care, climate change and energy top the list of topics preferred by poll respondents.

Clinical researchers from the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center will present new research findings during the 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place in Chicago May 30-June 3.

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The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award will be presented to longtime UCSF Professor Philip Hopewell on May 28.

Dean Schillinger, who has helped improve doctor-patient communication at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco General Hospital, has been recognized with a national award.

UCSF today is kicking off a program designed to get faculty, staff, students and trainees on their feet as part of new wellness initiatives.

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, offers insight into creating healthy lives for kids.

I like stories with plots and science with pictures.