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Welcome to the Newest Discovery Fellows!

At the annual Discovery Fellows Fall Workshop and Reception on November 6, the Graduate Division and University Development and Alumni Relations welcomed 25 new Discovery Fellows into their role as ambassadors for basic science graduate education.

Postdoc Slam wins the 2019 NPA and Elsevier Award

The 4th Annual UCSF Postdoc Slam competition has won the 2019 National Postdoctoral Association and Elsevier “Most Collaborative Event” Award!

8th Annual Fall Celebration Draws a Crowd

At the Graduate Division's 8th Annual Fall Celebration, Graduate Dean Elizabeth Watkins and a crew of over 20 staff and student volunteers welcomed close to 800 graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and program staff to Koret Quad for a sunny afternoon of food, fun, music, lawn games, and a free...

Postdoc Kara McKinley, PhD Awarded Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation

Kara McKinley, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, is one of two recipients of the 7th annual Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation. McKinley received her award – which includes a $50,000 cash prize – at a ceremony on July 17.

UCSF Historians Recognized with Estes Award

Drs. Watkins and Medeiros were recently awarded the J. Worth Estes Prize from the American Association for the History of Medicine for their jointly authored publication, “Live Longer Better: The Historical Roots of Human Growth Hormone as Anti-Aging Medicine.”

Graduates Urged to Use Influence in the Misinformation Age

This year's Graduate Division Commencement speaker, Dr. Keith Yamamoto, peppered his remarks with humor, but also called on newly minted grads to take very seriously their responsibility to deliver on the promise of science and to demand science-based decisions from leaders in every sector of...

Graduate Division Marks Commencement 2019 with Two Ceremonies

The Graduate Division generated twice the festivity this year as UCSF’s newest PhD, master’s, and doctor of physical therapy degree recipients were celebrated in two separate ceremonies.

Grad Slam is a Smash Hit!

Students, faculty, and staff turned out in record numbers for this year's Grad Slam event on March 21.

Graduate Division Alumnus of the Year – Mark Dresser

Mark Dresser, PhD ’00, credits his mother, a church secretary, and his father, an insurance underwriter, for his empathy and strong work ethic, but a career in science seemed out of reach while he was growing up. “I thought that was only for people from families with backgrounds in science,” he...

Changes in Student Government Solidified

In the spring of 2014, students voted to approve changes in the structure of student government at UCSF. The Graduate Students' Association (GSA) and the Associated Students of UCSF (ASUC) merged to create the Graduate and Professional Students' Association (GPSA). This new organization will...