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Timothy Chou’s dedication is deeply rooted in the legacy of his mother, Mary Ann Chou. A trailblazer in her own right, Mary Ann was a nurse trained at Peking Union Medical College in the 1930s and would be especially proud of her son leading the USF 2025 SONHP Crawford lecture.

Dean Fry-Bowers and six students attended the AACN Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., from March 29 to 30.

T.S. Leonard, MFA in Writing alum, shares how USF — and San Francisco itself — inspired his creative journey, shaped his teaching practice, and fueled a passion for poetry, community, and collaboration.

Maya Jaramillo-Visconte ’24 first saved seeds as part of her environmental studies coursework at USF. Today, she is saving seeds as part of her profession.

Sweta Thota, professor of marketing, says that students should write papers not only for their classes but for peer-reviewed journals. To prove her point, she co-authored a journal article with two students.

USF alumna Hayley Mason ’24 shares her career journey from theater to tech product marketing. Discover how the MAPC program helped her transition and thrive in her new field.

MAPC graduate Julia Zelle ’23 landed a role at Autodesk as an Executive Communications Specialist — a testament to the transformative power of passion, adaptability, and a supportive educational environment.

S. Isabel Choi ’12 shares what drew her to USF's MFA program, how it supported her writing goals, and what she's working on now with recent fellowship support.

Entrepreneur Pete Slosberg has donated one million dollars to the Entrepreneurship for All Fund at the University of San Francisco. Slosberg’s gift to the School of Management is the largest donation ever to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation program and serves as the lead contribution to launch a new initiative within the program.

It sounds like an idea for Pixar’s next animated film: Land-loving iguanas from North America float to Fiji on dislodged trees that formed rafts for the reptiles.