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Lindsey Criswell Named Vice Chancellor of Research
Lindsey-Criswell.JPG Lindsey A. Criswell , MD, MPH, DSc, a longtime professor in the School of Medicine, has been named vice chancellor for research for UC San Francisco. Criswell will direct UCSF’s effort to advance innovative,...
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Congratulations! UCSF is now Baby Friendly
What is the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)? Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) is an international health initiative for hospitals to implement evidence-based care to improve breastfeeding statistics and rates and achieve...
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Come Visit Us!
The Black Wellness Center was opened in June of 2022 by the Black Women's Health & Livelihood Initiative. This space is cultivated for the well-being of self-identified Black patients, community members, staff, trainees, and providers...
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Norway’s Humane Approach to Prisons Can Work Here Too
The Scandinavian nation strives to rehabilitate instead of punish. UCSF’s Amend program is showing that this model can help solve the public health crisis plaguing the American correctional system. By Ariel Bleicher UCSF Magazine Summer...
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Innovative Joint Program in Computational Precision Health at UC Berkeley and UCSF Aims to Improve Quality and Equity of Health Care
By Tiffany Lohwater UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley and the UC San Francisco on Oct. 20 jointly launched a new, one-of-a-kind program in computational precision health, a significant step toward advancing this new field...
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UCSF Names Nicquet Blake as Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs
Neuroscientist With Long Record of Advocacy Also Will Serve as Dean of Graduate Division By Dan Fost Nicquet Blake, PhD Nicquet Blake, PhD, one of the nation’s leading academic voices on issues of equity and diversity, is joining UC San...
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Research
UCSF to Coordinate Health Disparities Research in Multiple Chronic Diseases with $22.5M Grant
By Jess Berthold Tracking and integrating findings across disciplines is a persistent challenge in health disparities research. UC San Francisco faculty will soon take this challenge on with a new center to coordinate research from 11...
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4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2021
By Nina Bai Four UC San Francisco faculty members are among the 100 new national and international members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine...
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Treating Severe Depression with On-Demand Brain Stimulation
UCSF Team Provides Immediate, Long-Term Relief for Patient’s Symptoms By Robin Marks UCSF Health physicians have successfully treated a patient with severe depression by tapping into the specific brain circuit involved in depressive brain...
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Exposure to Abuse, Violence Leaves an Immune Signature
Exposure to Abuse, Violence Leaves an Immune Signature By Lindzi Wessel Cancer and diabetes cause biological changes that doctors can detect on tests, but assessing the presence of trauma has always been up to the judgment of clinicians...