University of California, San Francisco
Public university in California
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| 2023 | U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF School of Medicine as a Tier 1 medical school for both research and primary care, underscoring its continued excellence in medical education and research. |
| 2023 | Received the 2nd highest research funding from the National Institutes of Health. |
| 2022 | U.S. News & World Report recognized UCSF Medical Center as the 12th best hospital in the nation and the 3rd best in California, highlighting its excellence across 17 adult medical specialties. |
| 2021 | David Julius won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| 2021 | UCSF School of Dentistry was ranked 7th globally and 2nd in the United States in the Quacquarelli Symonds Dentistry Subject Ranking. |
| 2021 | UCSF School of Medicine became the second-highest recipient of National Institutes of Health research funds among U.S. medical schools, receiving $630 million in research awards. |
| 2021 | UCSF teams up with Thermo Fisher Scientific to construct a cell therapy development, manufacturing, and collaboration center on the Mission Bay campus. |
| 2021 | Spent $1.71 billion in research and development, becoming the second-highest spending institution of higher education in the U.S. |
| 2020 | Jennifer Doudna wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| June 2020 | UCSF pays $1.1 million in bitcoins to the Netwalker criminal gang after a malware attack that stole student data. |
| 2019 | Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UCSF 1st globally for Clinical Medicine and 2nd for Pharmacy, highlighting the institution's exceptional academic standing in medical and pharmaceutical fields. |
| 2018 | James P. Allison wins Nobel Prize for discovering cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation |
| 2018 | UCSF School of Pharmacy continued its streak, receiving close to $29 million in NIH funding, maintaining its 39-year consecutive top funding position. |
| 2018 | UCSF graduate programs achieved top national rankings, including 1st in immunology and molecular biology, 3rd in neuroscience, 4th in cell biology and biochemistry, and 5th in biochemistry/biophysics/structural biology according to U.S. News & World Report. |
| 2018 | UCSF recognized for exceptional faculty achievements, including 7 Nobel Prize winners, 51 National Academy of Sciences members, and multiple prestigious award recipients across scientific and academic domains. |
| 2018 | UCSF receives a $500 million commitment for constructing a new hospital at Parnassus, which will replace the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. |
| 2017 | UCSF School of Medicine received 8,078 applications, interviewed 505 candidates, and admitted 145 students to the entering class. |
| 2017 | Launched 'The Campaign' to raise $5 billion for increasing endowment and funds for research and medical services. |
| 2017 | UCSF launches a capital campaign to raise $5 billion for increasing endowment and funds for research and medical services. |
| January 2017 | UCSF receives a $500 million gift from the Helen Diller Foundation to increase financial aid, invest in research, and expand scholarships. |
| 2016 | Laura J. Esserman named in Time's 100 most influential people in the world |
| 2016 | UCSF School of Dentistry ranked first among all dental schools in NIH research funding for the 25th consecutive year, receiving $19.5 million in research awards. |
| 2016 | UCSF School of Nursing tied for 2nd overall in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. Ranked #1 for psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner program and #2 for family nurse practitioner program. |
| 2016 | Ranked first nationally in total NIH research funds with $7.85 million, marking the 10th time in the last dozen years. All four professional schools (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry) ranked first for federal biomedical research funding in their respective fields. |
| 2016 | UCSF School of Medicine launched the Bridges curriculum, which dedicates more than half of its program to diagnostic reasoning. |
| 2015 | Synapse newspaper rebranded from 'Synapse: The UCSF Newspaper' to 'Synapse: UCSF Student Voices'. |
| 2015 | U.S. News & World Report ranked the UCSF School of Pharmacy number three in 'America's Best Graduate Schools'. |
| June 5 2015 | UCSF surgeons, along with California Pacific Medical Center, successfully completed the nation's first nine-way, two-day kidney transplant chain in a single city, performing 18 surgeries. |
| February 1 2015 | UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay officially opened, featuring three specialized hospitals: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital, and UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital, along with an outpatient facility. |
| 2014 | UCSF School of Pharmacy ranked first in NIH research funding among all US pharmacy schools, receiving awards totaling $31.8 million. |
| 2014 | UCSF established an affiliation with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. |
| 2014 | UCSF celebrates its 150th anniversary with a year of events. |
| July 17 2014 | Sam Hawgood became the tenth full Chancellor of UCSF. |
| April 1 2014 | Sam Hawgood initially served as interim Chancellor of UCSF. |
| 2013 | The School of Pharmacy implemented the multiple mini interview (MMI) process, replacing traditional panel interviews to improve student selection. |
| 2013 | UCSF pharmacy program implemented the multiple mini interview (MMI) method, replacing traditional panel interviews to improve candidate selection. |
| 2012 | Bruce Alberts receives the National Medal of Science |
| 2012 | UCSF nursing specialties ranked #1 for adult/medical-surgical nurse, family nurse practitioner and psychiatric/mental health nurse programs, and #2 for its adult nurse practitioner program. |
| 2012 | UCSF professor Shinya Yamanaka wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
| 2011 | Resumed expansion at the Parnassus campus with the construction of the $123 million Regeneration Medicine Building, designed by Rafael Viñoly. |
| 2010 | Opened the Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, named after Marc Benioff who donated $100 million to the facility. |
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