Research Articles

Faculty and students from the School of Nursing have a long history of community partnerships aimed at addressing health inequities. UCSF’s $5 billion campaign will significantly boost the School’s ongoing efforts.

In the 37th Helen Nahm Research Lecture, nurse-researcher Kathleen Puntillo reflects on a career dedicated to reducing suffering in the ICU.

A School of Nursing program aims to reduce young children’s exposure to pesticides.

Depression among U.S. women represents a significant public health concern. Interim Dean Sandra Weiss leads a number of studies to address depression’s potential effects on women and their children.

Doctoral student Kimberly Pyke-Grimm looks at how adolescents and young adults make decisions about cancer treatment.

In part three of this series, genomic researcher and educator Elena Flowers explores her risk for Alzheimer’s disease and takes part in the open and active debate at UCSF about the societal and ethical questions that surround direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

After pioneering evidence-based, trauma-informed care for women with HIV, UCSF School of Nursing faculty members affiliated with the UCSF Women’s HIV Program are bringing their successes to other health care settings.

As direct-to-consumer genomic testing grows, UCSF experts wrestle with helping the health care system and individual providers respond.