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Give to UCSFUCSF has received $48 million from the estate of Nina Ireland, a long-time supporter of UCSF, to further the university’s leadership in studying and treating a host of complex pulmonary conditions.
Joyce Hammel, a 14-year employee at UCSF, works in the Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention & Resolution, which was established in 1993 to "create a community that free of all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation, including sexual."
UCSF and Zcube have entered into a new agreement to license UCSF-developed microtechnology and support early research into new ways to deliver oral medications directly to a targeted site in the body.
In a finding that once again displays the power of the female, UCSF neuroscientists have discovered that teenage male songbirds, still working to perfect their song, improve their performance in the presence of a female bird.
Hannah Thompson, MPH, a research associate who is pursuing a PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the UCSF School of Medicine at UCSF, is among those participating in the Graduate Students Association's Career and Research Days 2011.
The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at Mission Bay celebrates a decade of driving the bioeconomy and spells out its goal of helping the state foster science and innovation to benefit society.
Among those cheering the recent opening of the new stem cell science building at UCSF were two patient advocates who have a personal connection to advancing the field of regenerative medicine.
UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Steve Gitelman leads type 1 diabetes clinical trials with the goal of halting beta cell destruction and thereby stopping the progression of disease soon after it is diagnosed.
Volunteering may contribute to good health among older Americans by reducing social isolation – but only among elders who do not already decrease their isolation by driving regularly, according to a San Francisco VA/UCSF study.
Former Gov. Gray Davis will headline a Feb. 23 symposium at UCSF Mission Bay on how innovation in the biosciences can drive California economic development.
Facing state budget cuts of $500 million for the University of California, UC President Mark Yudof on Tuesday issued a video message to the University community asking members to make their voices about investing in education heard.
Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows.