Vietnamese Strengthen Collaboration with UCSF
UCSF and Vietnam formalized their historic relationship in health sciences research and teaching on March 12 when top officials signed letters of intent for collaboration.
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UCSF Newsbreak Focuses on Identity and Impact
The spring issue of <em>Newsbreak</em> focuses on stories that explain how UCSF is making a difference to improve health locally, nationally and internationally.
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AAOS Elects Bozic to Board of Directors
Orthopaedic surgeon Kevin Bozic has been named a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
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UCSF Group Hosts Global Life Science Competition
The campus community is invited to join the UCSF Innovation Accelerator on Friday for a thrilling free event featuring innovative technology pitches and prize money.
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KQED Forum Discusses Virginia Tech Tragedy
Keith McBurnett, PhD, associate adjunct professor of psychiatry at UCSF, who specializes in disruptive behavior in children and adolescents, is one of Michael Krasny's guests discussing Monday's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.
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Alcoholism: Vice or Disease? A Conversation with Howard Fields, Part 3 of 3
In this last conversation about addiction with neuroscientist Howard Fields, he argues that if drugs can dissolve your will power, it follows that other drugs can restore it...
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Chancellor Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy
I write to acknowledge the shock and grief that the UCSF community is feeling over the incomprehensible shootings and deaths at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). I know you all join me in extending our deepest sympathies to the many individuals and families who are suffering in the wake of this tragedy.
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Engleman Receives Gold Medal from Columbia University
Ephraim P. Engleman, clinical professor of medicine, has been awarded the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' Gold Medal.
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UCSF Police Chief Issues Safety and Security Message
In the aftermath of the tragedy at Virginia Tech University, questions naturally arise regarding the safety of our own community. As a public university, UCSF is uniquely challenged to strengthen our safety and security while also preserving the openness and public accessibility that we so highly value. While there are no failsafe solutions to preventing violence, we have measures in place to enhance our community's safety.
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UCSF launches study on treatment for prescription drug addiction
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.
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UCSF computer server with research subject information is stolen
A computer file server containing research subject information related to studies on causes and cures for different types of cancer was stolen from a locked UCSF office on March 30, 2007.
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New England Journal of Medicine Interviews Steven Schroeder on the State of Tobacco Control
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San Francisco Chronicle Weighs in on UCSF Security Breach
On March 27, technicians at UCSF noticed suspicious activity on a remote server located at the University of California Office of the President. The server, which contained sensitive data for about 46,000 UCSF faculty members, staff and students, was operating slower than usual, and a hacker was determined to be running a program on the server.
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New Progress in Matching Cancer Patients to Drugs
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UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Do "Truth Serums" Work?
Lawyers of alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla have argued that he should not be tried because of questionable interrogation techniques used on him, including the use of truth serums.
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International Association for Dental Research Honors Vargervik
Craniofacial expert Karin Vargervik recently received the 2007 Craniofacial Biology Research Award.
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UCSF Blogs: Orthopaedic Surgeon Assists Physicians in Wenzhou, China
Orthopaedic surgeon Rebecca Yu, MD, blogs from Wenzhou, China, where she and Jonathan Lam, MD, PhD, are assisting physicians at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou through an opportunity with Orthopaedics Overseas/Health Volunteers Overseas.
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UCSF Offers Information About Summer Camps
The UCSF Child Care Referral Service's 2007 summer programs guide is now available for distribution to UCSF employees and students.
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Alcoholism: Vice or Disease? A Conversation with Howard Fields, Part 2 of 3
Does the brain treat alcohol like a food? If so, UCSF neuroscientist Howard Fields wonders why alcoholics don't get full...
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Low education predicts lower quality of life for prostate cancer patients
Non-high school graduates especially at risk for lower quality of life after prostate cancer treatment
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Students to Welcome Assemblyman Leno in First-ever Event
California State Assemblyman Mark Leno will address key issues relating to health care when he visits UCSF on April 20 during the first event of its kind to boost UCSF student political involvement.
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UCSF pain center named center of excellence by national society
The UCSF Pain Management Center and UCSF Pain Center for Advanced Research and Education have been honored jointly as one of six centers of excellence nationwide by the American Pain Society. They are the only award recipients located west of the Mississippi.
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UCSF Launches Online Ethics Training
All UCSF employees are required to take an online ethics briefing, which takes about 30 minutes to complete.
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UCSF events for May 2007
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UCSF's Kriegstein Discusses Stem Cell Research Bills Debated by U.S. Senate
Two separate bills that would subsidize stem cell research are in Senate debate this week. The White House says President Bush will veto a bill supporting research that destroys viable human embryos. An alternative bill, one supported by the White House, would fund stem cell research on fertilized embryos that are no longer capable of full development.
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Community Leaders Join UCSF Asian Heart and Vascular Center Advisory Cabinet
Four members of the community will help shape the future of the UCSF Asian Heart and Vascular Center at Mount Zion.
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Chance of hysterectomy predicted by multi-year study
A woman's chance of undergoing a hysterectomy can now be accurately predicted, according to new UCSF study findings.
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Neuropsychiatrist Explains Why Female Brains Are Different
Pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine explains the latest findings on the differences between male and female brains.