The future of medicine is prevention. And yet, like so many organizations so excited about measurable outcomes that they’ve forgotten...

Furiously mincing the last of the onion and mushrooms, aggressively churning the lentil marinara to a thick paste, and scrambling...

“I grew up in Madison, WI dreaming of tidepooling, bioluminescence and biking Highway 1 through Big Sur. All of those...

As my laundry piles, carpet stains and the dust rests in my room I realize that I just don’t have...

Only 1,318 students applied for the cost of living supplement (COLS) last year, yet 1,500 awards were available for the...

The time has come to thank and honor faculty, staff, and students/residents/postdoctoral scholars who go above and beyond in service...

“It’s funny how a brush with mortality and debility can make you realize how fortunate you are. A couple years...

The spring season brings excitement, decisions, and stress for senior medical students in the form of the Match, the nationwide...

As scientists, we live in the nitty-gritty details and caveats of our work. To be effective scientific communicators, we must...

“Every year, dental students at UCSF organize a day of free dental care for kids in the community. Being an...

​With the advent of CRISPR technology, editing human genomes is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But Hank Greely...

Our DNA fits into our cells by tightly coiling into structures called chromosomes. During cell division, the machinery that is...

“Natural selection making 'education genes' rarer.” “Intelligence is being bred out of the gene pool.” Can you recognize which of...

​By co-founding one medical startup company, a UCSF alumni is breaking several barriers at once. Dr. Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H...