Join the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UCSF’s Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center, and UCSF’s Smoking Cessation Leadership Center on Friday, April 17, 2026, at UCSF Robertson Auditorium for the 2026 It’s About a Billion Lives Symposium.
This year’s symposium will center on the theme “Together for Health Equity.” Advancing tobacco control and achieving health equity requires a shared commitment to amplify one another’s work, strengthen partnerships, and align our efforts to drive lasting impact.
Along with keynote speakers and research updates, the symposium will spotlight emerging voices in the field. Students from the SF BRIDGE program, UC Merced, and the Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Initiative will share their research through a poster session and lightning talks, and the fourth annual UCSF Emerging Health Equity Scholar Awardees will present their work.
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Watch the 2025 symposium and past years’ symposia.