The mosquito Aedes aegypti feeding on a human host.

A Timely Launch: The Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases

“Why now?” rang the question on everyone’s mind as they refilled their coffee cups and settled in around the conference tables in the Fisher Banquet Room at UCSF’s Rutter Conference Center.

October 28, 2025

Meagan Olive

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Makers Lab Art Show Celebrates Creativity

October 8, 2019

Jihee Yoon

Mark Wooding, a videographer for the School of Medicine, stands at a whiteboard demonstrating animations at the Art Show. “I...

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This Date in UCSF History: Doctors Cry Foul

October 3, 2019

Synapse

Originally published in Synapse — The UCSF Student Newspaper on October 9, 1980. In San Francisco there is one physician...

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In Solidarity with Global Youth Climate Strike: Medical Students Take Action

September 30, 2019

Sarah Schear

On Friday Sept. 20, millions of students worldwide went on strike from school to demand swift action on climate change...

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Protestors Win

September 26, 2019

Matthew Klope

Following weeks of public outcry against the abrupt cancellation of the US Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) medical deferred action...

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This Date in UCSF History: Hospital rules relax with Reagan

September 20, 2019

Synapse

Originally published on Sept. 23, 1982. New rules devised for hospitals by the Reagan administration would “relax or repeal” many...

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Machine Learning Used to Predict Lab Results

September 16, 2019

Jason Hom

At academic medical centers, start-ups and established technology companies, the application of machine learning models toward analyzing healthcare data is...

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