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The campus community is invited to learn how to stay financially healthy at UCSF’s Finance Day on April 23.
One year after the shootings at Virginia Tech, UCSF has taken a number of actions to prepare to respond to an active shooter on campus.
Special event hosted by UCSF oral cancer specialists to raise awareness of oral cancer and promote early cancer detection.
Alec Mapa, the star of <em>Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives</em>, will perform during a free event at UCSF on April 25.
The campus community is invited to hear about progress made toward implementing the UCSF Strategic Plan at upcoming town hall meetings beginning on April 23.
The public is welcome to a hearing on April 22 to discuss the draft environmental impact report for the new medical center at UCSF Mission Bay.
UCSF is making great strides to improve upon the current standard of care for brain-injured babies, says Donna Ferriero, MD, a pediatric neurologist at UCSF.
Researchers from the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center will take center stage during the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, set for the San Diego Convention Center April 12-16.
Bradley Sharpe of the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF School of Dentistry’s Brain Schmidt will be recognized for their distinction in teaching during a ceremony on April 16.
Here's hoping that our lungs really are like cherry trees about to bloom...
Daniel Sulmasy, a professor of medicine and director of the Bioethics Institute of New York Medical College, will visit UCSF this month.
San Francisco is a hotbed for the growing Science Café movement, so it’s no wonder that the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) looked to the Bay Area for inspiration when it came time to plan their meeting set for late March 2008.
UCSF is offering more ergonomic support to ensure that faculty and staff have the tools, resources and services they need.
Professor Emeritus John Clements received an international award for his research that led to lifesaving treatment for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants.
The California Long-Term Care Reimbursement Act of 2004 increased nursing home costs, but failed to improve quality or access to care, according to a UCSF evaluation on the legislation’s impact.
UCSF hosted a three-hour meeting recently to allow community members to hear results of a helicopter noise analysis and offer feedback on the proposed helipad at Mission Bay.
Dean Schillinger, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine for UCSF and practicing primary care physician at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, has been named chief of the California Diabetes Program.
UCSF will recognize four individuals who have made contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission at the Founders Day Banquet on April 23.
Do viruses cause cancer? The virochip knows...maybe.
The campus community is invited to learn about important precautions that can be taken to lessen the damage from an earthquake.
The UCSF School of Pharmacy has released its own strategic plan that sets the course for “Pressing Ahead in New Directions” through 2012.