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January 2025

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day


UCSF honors and celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with events and initiatives throughout January at UCSF and in our communities.


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Rustin Free Film Screening and Discussion


Jan. 22 I 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Clinical Sciences 0101, Parnassus


The LGBTQ and Multicultural Resource Centers host a free film screening and discussion of Rustin, the 2023 film highlighting the life of Civil Rights Movement activist Bayard Rustin.


Register for the Event

Nominate for UCSF Founders Day Chancellor Awards


Due Feb. 7 at 5:00 PM



The UCSF community celebrates faculty, staff, and learners annually with UCSF Founders Day Chancellor Awards for Exceptional University Service, Exceptional University Management, and Public Service.


Nominate for an Award

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2024 Chancellor Founders Day Awardees

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SON Lunar New Year and Black History Month Celebration


Feb. 5 I 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Valley Tower, 9th Floor, Mission Bay


The School of Nursing (SON) invites all SON students, faculty and staff to celebrate Black History Month and welcome the Year of the Snake by sharing a meal together. Please register by 5 PM on Jan. 29.


Register for the Event

UCSF Anti-Racism Initiative

Focused Updates and News

2025 UCSF Community Climate Survey - Now through Feb. 23


Take the 2025 UCSF Community Climate Survey and share your experiences as a member of our UCSF community. Each week, 25 survey respondents will be selected at random to receive a $50 e-gift card. At survey end, all respondents will be entered into a random drawing to receive one of five iPad Airs. 


Can’t find the email with your unique link to the survey? Use this!


Take the Survey

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Apply and Fund

Resources for Professional Development

United by Diversity: Embracing Intersectionality in Neurosurgery

Abstract Submissions Due February 1


The American Society of Black Neurosurgeons, Women in Neurosurgery, Latinos in Neurosurgery, and Neurological Surgeons Pride Alliance are holding their first annual collaborative virtual DEI symposium on April 12, 2025.


Submit Abstract

Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award

Applications Due May 12



Winn CDA is a 2-year program designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM) OR who have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research.


Apply for the Award


Engage and Attend Events

Resources for Practicing Solidarity

WED 1/22: Rustin Film Screening and Discussion

WED 1/29: Lunar New Year

WED 1/29: MedED Grand Rounds: Master's Project Presentation by Odie Ehie, MD and April Zaat, MD

WED 2/5: Spill the Disabili-Tea: Introduction to Disability Justice [Student Session]

WED 2/12: Spill the Disabili-Tea: Introduction to Disability Justice [Staff Session]

WED 2/19: Spill the Disabili-Tea: Introduction to Disability Justice [Faculty Session]

WED 2/20: Grand Rounds: "Well-Being Equity for Health Care Professionals," with Jamuna Jones, LCSW, Jake Van Epps, PhD, and José Rodríguez, MD

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