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UCSF named top producer of Fulbright Scholars

UC San Francisco has been recognized as a “Top Producing Institution for Fulbright U.S. Scholars” for the 2025-26 academic year, the ninth time the university has received the distinction since 2010. The International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO), part of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral…

UCSF Launches Radiologic Technologist Training Program to Meet Growing Healthcare Demand

UCSF’s inaugural Radiologic Technologist Training Program & Leadership Academy officially kicks off this June, providing students a direct route to one of the most in-demand careers in healthcare.

Marking a Milestone on the PhD Journey

GEPA hosted its 2nd annual Candidacy Ceremony on February 10 to celebrate 120 PhD students who advanced to candidacy in 2025.

PhD Student Ayush Midha is a 2026 Weintraub Awardee

MSTP student Ayush Midha has been named a 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award winner by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in recognition of his exceptional achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.

Celebrating Postdoc and Grad Student Mentors

GEPA marked National Mentoring Month on Jan. 27 by celebrating recipients of the 2026 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars with a ceremony and reception in Genentech Hall at Mission Bay.

MSTP Student Named to Forbes “30 Under 30” in Science

Alice Tang, PhD, a student in UCSF‘s Medical Scientist Training Program, was recently named to Forbes magazine’s 2026 “30 Under 30” list for science.

Ten UCSF Postdocs Receive $2,500 Travel Grants

Ten UC San Francisco Postdoctoral Scholars received UCSF Postdoc Travel Award grants this year from GEPA to attend conferences and field-specific workshops. The $2,500 award, which is designed to support the transition to research independence, supports attending conferences, workshops, or gaining…

Dean Nicquet Blake Joins Discussion at State of the University 2025

Highlighting the Promise of Basic Science Research at 2025 Discovery Fellows Symposium

The Michael Page, PhD Research Symposium is a favorite opportunity to celebrate the next generation of discovery science leaders with short research talks and poster presentations by PhD candidates and to express appreciation to the many generous donors to the Discovery Fellows Program.

Mini-Courses Introduce First-Year Students to Research on Racism in Science

Grad 219 Instructors Daphne Scot