Leadership Announcements

UCSF welcomes Darnele Wright as the university's next chief campus counsel and vice chancellor of legal affairs.

Stephen Hauser, professor of neurology and director of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, was honored with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his transformational work in multiple sclerosis.

Staff at UCSF and UCSF Health are encouraged to take the UCSF Staff Engagement Survey from Tuesday, April 8 through Friday, May 2. Your voice is important and will help us track progress on our shared goal of making UCSF a supportive workplace that welcomes all.

A message of appreciation for teamwork and commitment to safe, high-quality care and continued critical operations during the April 1, 2025 systemwide one-day strike impacting UCSF and UCSF Health.

UCSF announces upcoming changes to increase parking for our patients, allocate limited on-site parking to employees through a new permit system, and expand transit options and other alternatives. 

UPTE and AFSCME will hold a 24-hour strike beginning at midnight on Tuesday, April 1, and ending at 11:59 p.m. UCSF expects to sustain critical operations across the campus and health system during the strike.

Following an announcement by UC President Michael Drake, UCSF takes immediate steps to manage costs and reinforce financial stability in response to financial challenges due to proposed federal policy changes and state budget cuts. 
 

All members of the UCSF community are invited to celebrate International Women's Day with over a week of events March 3-12, 2025, organized around the theme #AccelerateAction.

Following the February 26-28, 2025, systemwide labor action, a message of gratitude to those who worked to keep UCSF and UCSF Health operating as smoothly as possible and a request that all in the UCSF community stay grounded in our PRIDE Values.

The National Institutes of Health’s proposed cut to the Finance and Administration (F&A) rate remains suspended for now. UCSF and UC resources are provided for updates on the federal policy landscape.

Notification that University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) intend to hold a UC systemwide labor action at the end of this month.

Two federal judges have issued temporary restraining orders against the NIH’s planned change which seeks to cut federal funding to research institutions for facilities and administration (F&A) costs that support federally funded research.

UC leadership is working to better understand how recent federal executive orders may impact our education, research, and patient care activities. The UC Office of the President has launched a website to provide resources and updates.

To support UCSF’s mission of excellence in research, education, and care delivery, we are implementing changes to optimize the impact of our faculty and staff by balancing on-site, flexible, and fully off-site work.

Guidance on how to respond to federal agency directives supporting the recent White House executive orders as they relate to federally funded awards. Updated guidance will be provided as new information becomes available.

Update about the transition of BCH Oakland staff to the University of California provided by UCSF Health President and CEO Suresh Gunasekaran and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals President Nicholas Holmes.

The UCSF community is reminded to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and invited to attend a screening of Rustin as well as to explore and engage with community events and resources.

The survey measures the experiences of UCSF community members to help improve our working and learning environment. It is the only assessment that gathers input from everyone at UCSF and UCSF Health.

Chancellor Hawgood thanks the UCSF community for its dedication, leadership, and innovation throughout 2024 and sends wishes for a happy holiday season.

To build awareness of indoor heat illness prevention and reduce the risk of heat-related incidents across all UCSF facilities, a mandatory training launches December 4, 2024 and is a one-time requirement for all campus and health system employees. Compliance is due by March 4, 2025.

Message following the November 20-21, 2024 labor action expressing gratitude to those who worked to keep UCSF and UCSF Health running as smoothly as possible throughout the strike and requesting that all in the UCSF community recommit to our PRIDE Values.