Fourth-Year Medical Student Wins Pisacano Scholarship
Fourth-year UCSF medical student Brian "Yoshi" Laing has been named a 2007 Pisacano Scholar.
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UCSF Submits Action Plan to Reaffirm WASC Accreditation
UCSF will work to improve its educational facilities, expand interprofessional education and enhance diversity — all recommended in the UCSF Strategic Plan — as part of its efforts toward WASC accreditation.
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Internship Program Puts San Francisco Teens on the Road To Science Careers
Twenty high school seniors recently participated in the Science and Health Education Partnership High School Summer Internship Program.
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UCSF Children's Hospital ranked among the nation's best by US News
UCSF Children's Hospital is one of the best children's hospitals in the nation, according to a new survey announced Friday, Aug. 24, by "US News & World Report." The magazine ranks UCSF Children's Hospital 16th in the nation.
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Academic Senate Names Benet as Seventh Annual Distinguished Clinical Research Lecturer
The UCSF Academic Senate recently announced the selection of Leslie Z. Benet, as recipient of the Seventh Annual Distinguished Clinical Research Lectureship.
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Acclaimed Stem Cell Scientist Joins Gladstone Institutes
The first scientist to report on a new method for "reprogramming" skin cells from mice into embryonic-like cells that can differentiate into other types of cells has joined the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.
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Swim Across America Event to Raise Funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
Proceeds from pledges collected by the swimmers, as well as online donations, in Swim Across America on September 30 will benefit cancer care at UCSF Children's Hospital.
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New UCSF Programs Premiere on UCTV in September
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San Francisco Chronicle Profiles UCSF Autism Expert Bryna Siegel
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UCSF Scientists Aim to Use Saliva to Detect Oral Cancers
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Former Proctor Foundation Director Dies
G. Richard O'Connor, former director of the Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology at UCSF, died on Aug. 9, 2007.
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UCSF's Brizendine Discusses the Female Brain on KPBS's These Days
Neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, MD, director of the UCSF Women's and Teen Girls' Mood and Hormone Clinic and author of <i>The Female Brain</i>, appears on the KPBS radio show <i>These Days</i> to discuss the differences between the male and female brain.
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UCSF Scientists Present at Synthetic Biology 3.0 Conference
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Fat on chest and upper back linked with increased risk of insulin resistance
Upper trunk fat –– deposits of fat on the chest and back –– is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, a condition that is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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New Eateries Coming to UCSF Mission Bay Campus
UCSF Mission Bay will soon welcome new eateries to the retail hub around the housing complex.
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Study Reveals Link Between Breast Cancer Decline and Decreasing Use of Hormone Therapy
For a report on a National Cancer Institute study showing a significant drop in breast cancer rates in women who had stopped postmenopausal hormone therapy, KGO-TV interviews Karla Kerlikowske, MD, lead author of the study.
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Researchers Shed New Light on Three Types of Cancer
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UC to Roll Out Online Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
UC will offer a revised online sexual harassment prevention training program to all supervisory employees the week of September 10.
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CNBC Fast Money Interviews UCSF's Kriegstein for Segment on Stem Cell Trade
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American Legacy Foundation Honors Glantz with Distinguished Professorship
Stanton Glantz, a widely respected scientist and advocate of tobacco control, is the first recipient of the American Legacy Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Tobacco Control at UCSF.
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Health care disparities start at the local pharmacy, study shows
Despite years of effort in reaching out to their local communities, the role pharmacists play as health care providers still remains unclear to the people who need them the most – elderly Americans with multiple medications for chronic diseases.
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UCSF's Fang Discusses Benefits and Risks of Warfarin
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UCSF's Chan Returns from Medical Mission in Afghanistan
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Artist to Exhibit Watercolors from Around the World
An opening reception for longtime San Francisco artist Betty Guy is slated for September 10 at the UCSF Faculty/Alumni House on the Parnassus campus.
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On the Media Revisits Smoking and the Movies with UCSF's Stanton Glantz
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Bursts of Waves Drive Immune System "Soldiers" Toward Invaders
Scientists have discovered that torrents of microscopic waves propel white blood cells toward invading microbes. The discovery – recorded on videotape -- holds the potential for better understanding and treatment of cancer and heart disease.
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Study finds breast cancer decline linked to decreased hormone use
Decreased use of postmenopausal hormone therapy since 2002 –– rather than a decrease in detection and diagnosis due to less screening –– has contributed to a decline in the recorded incidence of breast cancer in the United States ...
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Bursts of waves drive immune system "soldiers" toward invaders
Scientists have discovered that torrents of microscopic waves propel white blood cells toward invading microbes. The discovery – recorded on videotape -- holds the potential for better understanding and treatment of cancer and heart disease.
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UCSF to Host Summer Picnic Concerts in August
The campus community is invited to enjoy the eclectic sounds of Kapakahi at three UCSF locations this week.
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Former UCSF Employee Dies of Cancer
A memorial service to celebrate the life of a former UCSF employee Robert Leffler is being planned for August 25 in San Francisco.