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  • Renee Navarro, MD, PharmD, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach

    Commemorating Juneteenth

    The UCSF community is invited to celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating when Union troops arrived in Texas and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

  • Renee Navarro, MD, PharmD, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach

    Celebrate Pride Month with UCSF

    Learn about opportunities to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, honor its history and resilience, and reaffirm our commitment to cultivating a culture of inclusion and belonging. 

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    2024 Founders Day Celebration

    The UCSF community celebrates recipients of the Chancellors Awards for Exceptional University Service, Exceptional University Management, and Public Service, as well as the Thomas N. Burbridge Award and Edison T. Uno Award.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    Invited Speakers and the Exchange of Ideas at UCSF

    As a public university under the First Amendment, UCSF must maintain a content-neutral position in the support we provide to all campus groups. Views expressed by the RCOs, diversity committees, and their speakers are their own and do not reflect those of the University.

  • Joshua Adler

    New Masking Guidance for UCSF

    As of May 1, at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and May 6 at UCSF West Bay campuses, face masks are no longer routinely required across all areas of the University.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital Groundbreaking

    Bold new vision for UCSF’s historic Parnassus Heights campus takes shape with groundbreaking of the new UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital announced by Chancellor Hawgood, School of Medicine Dean King, and UCSF Health President and CEO Gunasekaran.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    Coming April 9: Staff Engagement Survey

    UCSF staff are asked to participate in the 2024 UCSF Staff Engagement Survey by May 3. The survey helps us understand our progress toward our shared goal of making UCSF an inclusive and supportive place to work.

  • Joe Bengfort, Senior Vice President, Associate Vice Chancellor, and UCSF Chief Information Officer

    Now Available: Versa, UCSF Generative AI Platform

    Versa, UCSF's secure generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform, is now available across the UCSF enterprise. The platform is approved for use with UCSF data while offering a safe and protected environment for faculty, staff, and learners to leverage generative AI technologies.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    Carol Dawson-Rose to Lead UCSF School of Nursing

    Dr. Carol Dawson-Rose has been selected as the next dean of the UCSF School of Nursing. She currently leads the school’s Department of Community Health Systems and brings more than 35 years of experience to her new role, as well as a passion for advancing research, education, and diversity.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    No Place for Antisemitism

    In light of two incidents of antisemitic graffiti at Mission Bay, Chancellor Hawgood condemns these acts of hate without exception and offers resources. Anyone with information is urged to report it to UCSF Police.

  • Renee Navarro, MD, PharmD, Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach

    New UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

    The ODO announces a new UC Office of Civil Rights and UC Presidential Policy on Anti-Discrimination, which is effective February 20, 2024. Vice Chancellor Navarro thanks UCSF community members who contributed to development of the policy.

  • Chancellor Sam Hawgood

    UCSF Police Accountability Board

    The launch of the Police Accountability Board website, which provides information about PAB as well as a secure and convenient way for the community to submit concerns and/or complaints about UCSF PD, is announced by Chancellor Sam Hawgood and Vice Chancellor Renee Navarro.

  • Suresh Gunasekaran, President and Chief Executive Officer, UCSF Health

    UCSF BCH President Appointed

    Nicholas Holmes, MD, MBA, has been selected to be the next president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) and senior vice president of UCSF Health children’s services.

  • Joshua Adler

    Action Required: Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccination

    To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, all members of the UCSF community, including employees of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, are required to obtain the latest monovalent COVID-19 vaccine or decline vaccination by March 1, 2024.