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Bald’s Leechbook is one of the world’s oldest surviving medical texts. Dating to the 10th century and written in English...

Humans of UCSF: Lorna Bernardo

April 8, 2015

“Most of my clients are over 40 years old and they aren’t ready to slow down… I have clients in...

Journal Club: Cardiology & Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology

April 2, 2015

Taylor LaFlam

Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Cardiology & Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

Expanding Biomedical Degree Options

April 2, 2015

Every week we see exciting science and technology news pop up in our social media news feeds. From the outside...

Osteoarthritis and Running

April 2, 2015

Ilka Felsen

Osteoarthritis (OA) occurs when the cartilage lining the bone surface wears away. At its worst, OA leads to bone on...

Health

Synapse: April 5, 1965

April 2, 2015

Taylor LaFlam

A half century ago, UCSF played host to a several cultural events and exhibits, including an art exhibit featuring a...

UCSF School of Nursing Welcomes Soka University Nursing Student Delegation

April 2, 2015

Nhat Bui

Recently, the UCSF School of Nursing(SON) welcomed Nursing Students from Soka University of Japan (SUJ). An opening ceremony featured Dean...

Academic

New UCSF Alcohol Policy is Indicative of Deeper Problems

April 2, 2015

Akshay Govind

There has been a fair amount of attention paid to UCSF’s new policy that a staff or faculty member must...

Opinion

Stitch Fix: an easy way for busy women in science to get a style fix in the New Year

April 2, 2015

Synapse

Scientists often view fashion as a frivolous concern, but studies indicate that a person’s attire can significantly influence self-confidence. In...

Precision Medicine Student Alliance Elective

April 2, 2015

Priya Jayachandran

The field of precision medicine has been garnering tremendous attention lately. From President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative to the...

Academic

Preparing to Make Evidence-Based Career Decisions

April 2, 2015

Naledi Saul

“My friend told me that I should think about a career in medical writing because there are lots of jobs...

Career

May I have a peek? Reuse of publicly available biomedical data is increasing and producing some great successes

April 2, 2015

Megan Laurance

Evolving scientific culture and policy are directing more and more biomedical data into public data repositories. A number of the...

Humans of UCSF: Yvanka de Soysa

April 1, 2015

"I was born and raised in Sri Lanka where I first became fascinated by biology after reading 'The Selfish Gene'...

Humans of UCSF: Raul Munoz

March 30, 2015

“While the buildings [at Mission Bay] are newer, we still have to track down certain parts to make repairs and...