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UCSF community confronts racial inequities amid ongoing nationwide protests

Members of the UC San Francisco community have united in calls for racial justice in town halls, organized and joined peaceful protests on and off campus, and knelt in solidarity with black Americans following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25.

Researchers will measure contact tracing’s impact on the local COVID-19 trend line

Until effective COVID-19 treatments and/or vaccines are available, contact tracing will play a major role in many U.S. cities’ and states’ plans to resume some semblance of normal life.

Statement from the UC Systemwide Testing and Tracing Task Force

This is a working document. It is anticipated to evolve in response to new information as it emerges and the dynamic nature of the pandemic. It is current as of June 4, 2020.

Unhoused people in southeast San Francisco to receive free COVID-19 testing

Through ‘United in Health D10 Unhoused,’ UCSF will offer free tests for anyone experiencing homelessness in District 10 In the latest push to ensure that San Franciscans who are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 get tested and treated, UC San Francisco is sponsoring a free testing event...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee call to action

This is a call to action. The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics (DEB) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee are partnering with the Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) DEI committee to develop and implement initiatives to fight social injustice. We are stronger...

From the chair, on civic unrest: 'These issues are our issues'

Police violence is a public health issue. Systemic racism and structural inequality are public health issues.

Resident scholars appointed to the UCSF StARR program for 2020-2021

The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Training program’s Resident Research Training Program is pleased to announce four resident scholars to the Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) program for 2020-2021.

UCSF brings COVID-19 testing to San Francisco’s Bayview, Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley

Tests to be made available to all who ‘live, work, play or pray’ in three city neighborhoods hard-hit by pandemic

Targeting COVID-19 disparities in local ESL classrooms

At an institution as strong as UCSF in health disparities research, it came as no surprise to see San Francisco’s Latinx community disproportionately represented among the city’s COVID-19 caseload.

Study attributes 60-70% of excess heart disease among low-income Americans to poverty rather than traditional risk factors

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought attention to longstanding health disparities in the United States.