The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through excellent patient care, advanced biomedical research and graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions. Its four schools (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy), graduate division, and medical center rank among the top in the nation. The mission of UCSF Magazine is to illuminate UCSF’s role as one of the world’s preeminent health sciences innovators. The magazine is distributed annually in the fall and spring to more than 50,000 alumni, donors, and friends.