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The California State University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Joseph I. Castro, vice chancellor, student academic affairs of the University of California, San Francisco, as president of Fresno State.

UCSF is requesting nominations for the Chancellor Diversity Awards highlighting the contributions individuals make in the advancement of disability service, diversity, GLBT leadership and women.

The Last Lecture belongs to a venerable academic tradition designed to answer a single question: “If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?”

Since 2011, UC San Francisco has been a part of a broad coalition working under the banner of San Francisco Health Improvement Partnerships that’s been tackling health disparities across the city's diverse population.

Molly Cooke, MD, FACP, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, has been named President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. 

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann speaks at TEDMED this week, discussing how physicians can empower patients to improve their health care.

When David Vlahov, RN, PhD, received his nursing degree in 1983, he joined the 2% of men who were working as nurses. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of male RNs increased to 8.1% in 2011. While the rise has been slow and steady, Vlahov said he hopes to see that number increase significantly in the coming years.