Chancellor to Conduct Budget Town Hall Meeting to Be Simulcast to Many Locations
Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will lead a town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
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Give to UCSFChancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will lead a town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
Understanding the processes underlying the diminishing life span of HIV patients, even though they are responding well to anti-retroviral therapy, will be the focus of a daylong symposium on May 18.
Robert Fletterick, Donald Ganem, Ulrike Heberlein, Lewis Lanier and Zena Werb were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Joseph Newhouse, a prominent expert in the field of health economics, will talk about health reform at UCSF on May 17.
UCSF Children's Hospital will present “100 Journals,” a performance piece that captures teens’ experiences with chronic illness and hospitalization.
The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonprofit group of 50 U.S. research universities, released a report that highlights 100 “success stories” of companies that are the result of federal investments in basic research, including seven companies affiliated with UC research.
Maureen Brodie, a seasoned mediation officer who worked at UC Davis, has joined the ranks of UCSF where she will mediate two-party and group disputes.
New UCSF Faculty, May 2010
New UCSF Faculty, May 2010
A long-held vision came into view Monday as UCSF neuroscientists and clinical researchers shared their ambitious plans to attack debilitating neurological diseases through innovative collaborations.
The UCSF community is invited to learn about ways to protect the planet and live a healthier life during Earth Fest and Bike to Work Day on May 13.
Members of the UCSF community are invited to take a walk on one of several organized treks as part of “UC Walks” day.
The UCSF community is invited to concerts to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5.
To fight the “diseases of civilization,” a Paleolithic diet filled with fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, nuts, fish and lean meat shows early promise -- but imagine no grains, beans or dairy products.
Five members of the campus community will take the stage today for “UCSF’s Got Talent” show.
UCSF researchers have created the first transgenic mouse to display the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease using the genetic mutation that is known to accompany human forms of the disease.
The UCSF community is invited to hear Mark McClellan, a national leader and director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution, talk about health care reform on May 6.
A prominent neuroscientist, a global humanitarian relief organizer, a pioneering pediatrician and two supporters of basic biomedical research will receive the UCSF Medal at the 2010 Founders Day banquet tonight.
UCSF has posted the final report on Operational Excellence that the work group submitted to the Chancellor's Executive Cabinet for consideration.
In a study of alcoholics who entered treatment for drinking, those who stayed sober for at least one year had the same levels of key biochemical indicators of brain health as non-alcoholic controls at the time they entered treatment. In contrast, the study showed, those who relapsed during that year had significantly lower levels of those indicators.
Scientists are reporting what they say is compelling evidence that some powerful non-heritable, environmental factor likely plays a key role in the development of multiple sclerosis.
For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to predict whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) – the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer – are at risk of developing more invasive tumors in later years.
Leslie Benet, a professor in the schools of pharmacy and medicine, been honored with the premier prize from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and his seventh honorary doctorate.
UCSF Children’s Hospital and UCSF Medical Center have partnered with Skype to help connect hospital inpatients with family members and friends who are unable to visit in person. The innovative new collaboration is the first such partnership between Skype and a hospital.