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Pulse Is Taking a Holiday Break: The Pulse newsletter is on hiatus for the remainder of 2025, returning to your inbox in the new year on Jan. 14. Thank you for reading and see you next year! Enjoy past Pulse newsletters »
Urgent Care for Seasonal Illnesses: Beat seasonal illness surges with convenient UCSF Health urgent care options across 16 Bay Area locations. UCSF Health’s urgent care centers offer short wait times, extended hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week), and expert care for non-life-threatening conditions like flu, RSV, and minor injuries. Learn more »
AI & Education Symposium and Hackathon: UCSF faculty, staff, and learners are invited to submit proposals for the February 2026 symposium in Mission Bay. Students, residents, postdocs, and fellows are also invited to participate in the UCSF AI Hackathon. Proposals for both are due on Dec. 15. Learn more »
Millberry Union B1 Level Closure: The Millberry Union elevator at the B1 level will be closed from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4 for ADA and wayfinding upgrades that improve accessibility and safety. Use the ACC elevators during this time. Patients with mobility needs are encouraged to use Valet Parking. Get the details »
Get Ready to Nominate a Deserving Colleague: Nominations for the Chancellor Awards for Exceptional University Management, Exceptional University Service, and Public Service will open on Jan. 5. Review the nomination guide for award criteria and writing tips »
Canva Now Available at UCSF: UCSF faculty and staff can now get a discounted Canva Pro account ($115 per year), which comes pre-loaded with more than 60 UCSF branded templates and approved UCSF logos, fonts, colors, and patterns to make your work easy and brand compliant. If you are a UCSF student, your Canva account is free. Sign up for an account »
New Tool to Request Leave Available: UCSF staff can now use MySedwick to manage leaves of absence. Use this new tool to initiate a leave, track leave progress, submit documents, ask questions, and more. Learn more »
Free Bay Wheels Annual Memberships: Through a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, UCSF has 1,000 annual Bay Wheels memberships available for UCSF faculty and staff (Bay Area locations, including Oakland), and 600 annual memberships for students. Applications are due by Dec. 17. Learn more and apply »
UCSF Library Winter Break Hours: The Kalmanovitz Library (Floors 1,2,4, and 5), FAMRI Library, and ZSFGH Library will be closed from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2. Materials returned via the book drop during the closure will be checked in when the library reopens on Jan. 5. View the hours for all UCSF libraries »
Take the UC Climate Resilience Course – Now Open to All: The UC Climate Resilience course is now open to UCSF faculty, staff, students, and community members. The online course is free, with a commitment to show up for class one hour a week for 10 sessions. Sign up for the Spring 2026 session »
Last UCSF Brand Workshops of 2025: Get helpful tips and tools on the UCSF Brand Identity system to support your work. The workshop will include tips on the correct UCSF name and logo usage, where to find approved photos, new Canva software, shuttle advertising, and more. The 45-minute workshops will be held on Dec. 15 at 12:05 and Dec. 19 at 11:05. RSVP to indicate your preferred session »
UCSF Print News Preserved and Digitized: UCSF Archives and Special Collection has preserved and digitized more than 4,600 pages of UCSF newsletters, newspapers, and health publications dated 1967 to 1999 for public access through the California Revealed initiative. Learn about the archived publications »
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