Chancellor Highlights
Suresh Gunasekaran Tapped as Chief Executive of UCSF Health
By Elizabeth Fernandez on
UCSF has named Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, as the new president and chief executive officer of UCSF Health, bringing an accomplished leader to the world-renowned health system.
UCSF Releases the Latest Designs for New Hospital at Parnassus Heights
By Lisa Cisneros on
The conceptual images are being released to coincide with the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which opened a 60-day public comment period on Dec. 16, 2021.
$6M Gift from Family of Roblox Creator Launches New Initiative to Advance CAR T Therapy
By Ariel Bleicher on
The UCSF initiative aims to increase the effectiveness and availability of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy for lymphoma patients.
UCSF Launches Community Investment Program to Support Housing and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
By Lorna Fernandes on
UCSF has created its first community investment pilot program, with a $5 million investment for four Bay Area financial intermediary partners to provide housing assistance, employment and small business loans to community members and minority-owned local businesses in San Francisco and the East Bay.
UCSF Welcomes Erin Gore as New Senior Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration
By Jess Berthold on
Erin Gore, a seasoned executive with strong ties to higher education, is joining UC San Francisco as senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration.
Chancellor Salutes UCSF’s Unflagging Mission in 2021 State of the University Address
By Nina Bai on
In his eighth annual State of the University address, titled “Catalyst,” Chancellor Sam Hawgood highlighted the UCSF community’s many accomplishments despite the ongoing challenges of the past year.
UCSF Chancellor Hawgood Welcomes US Senator Alex Padilla for Virtual Town Hall
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood hosted Sen. Alex Padilla for a virtual conversation that touched on numerous health care subjects.
Jennifer Arnett to Lead Fundraising at Mayo Clinic
By Kristen Bole on
As UCSF’s top development officer, Jennifer Arnett has led the University through the largest capital campaign in UCSF’s 157-year history.
UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean B. Joseph Guglielmo Announces Plan to Retire
By Nina Bai on
After more than four decades at UCSF, B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, who has led for nearly 10 years what is widely regarded as the best pharmacy school in the nation, has announced that he will retire December 31, 2021.
Living Therapeutics Initiative Will Accelerate Development and Delivery of Revolutionary Treatments
By Ariel Bleicher and Cyril Manning on
UCSF is launching a new initiative to propel the development of living therapeutics – a category of treatments broadly defined as human and microbial living cells that are selected, modified, or engineered to treat or cure disease – and bring them quickly to patients.