His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader (Imam) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, visited the University of California, San Francisco on April 26 to gain insight into the driving forces behind UCSF’s excellence in research and education, and to deepen the partnership between UCSF and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). He was also awarded the UCSF Medal, the University’s equivalent of an honorary degree, by Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH.
As founder and chairman of the AKDN, the Aga Khan has been deeply engaged with the advancement of vulnerable populations of Asia and Africa for more than 50 years. The AKDN works in more than 30 countries to improve living conditions and opportunities through education and economic and social development.
The Aga Khan visited two of the most recent additions to the Parnassus campus: the 74,000-square-foot stem cell research building, which is designed to foster intensive collaboration and a cross-pollination of ideas among scientists representing a broad spectrum of labs and disciplines, and the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), the 22,000-square-foot, high-tech educational center dedicated to interprofessional education.
More: The Aga Khan Visits UCSF to Strengthen Partnership to Advance Global Health | www.ucsf.edu
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