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UCSF Health recently unveiled a new mural in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley
neighborhood featuring iconic landmarks. The “true love letter” to San Francisco took 10 days to create and captures the pride of the Bay Area.
See the images on Instagram »
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UC President Michael Drake to Step Down Next Year: University of California President Michael Drake, MD, announced that he will step down from his role at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year after five years leading California’s world-renowned public research university system. Drake was appointed as the 21st president of the University of California in July 2020, a position that became part of a 50-year career in higher education. Learn more » | |
Save the Date for UCSF Health's Bayfront Medical Building Open House: Mark your calendars to celebrate the opening of the Bayfront Medical Building with an open house on Friday, August 23 from 12 p.m. to 3 pm. Enjoy refreshments, building tours and health screenings. Celebrate this important milestone in our commitment to improving the health of our community, offering same-day (urgent) care, primary care and comprehensive specialty care with over 130 providers across more than a dozen specialties. Read about Bayfront » | |
UCSF Announces Inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer: UCSF has named Kira Stoll, an experienced leader with a strong record in environmental stewardship in higher education, to the inaugural role as Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of the Office of Sustainability at UCSF. She brings 25 years of experience working at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz in sustainability and transportation management and a strong commitment to achieving the UC’s decarbonization goals. Meet Kira » | |
Free Rent at Academe at 189: New applicants for Studio apartments at Academe at 198 who sign a 12-month agreement and move in now through Thursday, October 31 are eligible for one month’s free rent. This limited-time move-in incentive will be applied toward the last month of the 12-month Housing Agreement period. Get the deal » | |
See Last Week’s UCSF Town Hall: Panelists in UCSF's most recent Town Hall program included Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, on AI’s impact on clinicians, Peter Chin-Hong, MD, with Health News You Can Use and Ralph Gonzales, MD, with an update on UCSF’s recent uptick in COVID cases. We also celebrated National Breastfeeding Month with a UCSF community panel. Watch the Town Hall here » | |
Latest From UCSF Parnassus Heights: UCSF construction efforts at the Parnassus Heights campus are nearing new milestones. Learn the latest on these important capital projects, including the UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital and the UCSF Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building. Read about it » | |
New Wire Payment Enrollment Form: Due to the rise in wire payment fraud, UCSF is implementing a new Wire Payment Enrollment Form to collect bank data for wire payments. The new form will play a key role in facilitating a new bank data verification process. Use the form » | |
UCSF Block Party is Back: The beloved UCSF Block Party returns on Wednesday, October 2 at 11 a.m. The event at Gene Friend Plaza at UCSF Mission Bay is the UCSF party of the year and includes music, games, food and prizes. Save the date » | |
Event Planning Tool Now Available: Cvent has been licensed by UCSF Department of Nutrition and Food Services to assist with event planning needs. Whether you're planning a single-day or multi-day event, in-person or virtual, Cvent is designed to help with event registration, event marketing, attendee engagement, abstract management, post-event data and analytics. Explore the platform » | |
Celebrating the Life of Ron Goldschmidt: Ron Goldschmidt, MD, beloved UCSF professor of Family Medicine, founding director of the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and co-founder of the National Clinician’s Consultation Center, died peacefully last month surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Over a 50-year career at UCSF, Ron was a consummate family physician clinician, educator and program leader. Look back on Ron’s life » | |
See the Golden State Warriors: Be at Chase Center as the Golden State Warriors tune up for the regular season in a pair of preseason games against the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers this October. This exclusive discount is available to all UCSF employees and is already factored into the price without additional fees and taxes. Limited seats are available for both games. Get your tickets now » | | | | |
