UCSF events for July 2006
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SFGH Neurotrauma Surgeon Feted in Phoenix
Neurotrauma surgeon Geoffrey Manley was an honorary guest at a fundraiser for Ashlyn Dyer.
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UCSF Medical Students Volunteer at SF Boys & Girls Club for After-School Program SF SHARE
For the past three years, UCSF medical students have volunteered to discuss healthy choices and health care resources with teens and preteens at the Ernest Ingold Boys & Girls Club.
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Sleeping Really Strange Hours? Maybe a Rogue Gene is to Blame
The earliest-rising morning larks and the most extreme night owls may have a reason to blame genes — sometimes just one gene -- for their being out of sync with the rest of us.
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Check Out AIDS Walk T-Shirt Display
UCSF's Jim Lowry and Jack Webster contributed their AIDS Walk T-shirts to a new display in the Medical Sciences lobby.
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Smokers invited to test vaccine against nicotine addiction
UCSF's Habit Abatement Clinic is testing a vaccine that enlists help from the immune system to keep nicotine away from the brain. The vaccine is designed to help smokers quit and to limit the urge to start smoking again.
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National Center of Excellence in Women's Health: Empowering Women, Girls as Partners in Health
By partnering with the community, UCSF has been able to address the health needs and concerns of all women.
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Brazil (Brasil!) Wins UCSF World Cup Poll
Team Ronaldinho, otherwise known as Brasil, continues to build upon its early lead as UCSF's World Cup favorite in ucsf.edu's World Cup Mania poll.
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Cancer Resource Center to Benefit from Coast to Coast Run
The Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center (CRC) is one of three cancer facilities nationwide that will benefit from a cross-country charity run.
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Turnaround Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications
Those interested in being mentored or mentoring at UCSF are encouraged to apply for the Turnaround Mentoring Program.
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Gladstone hiring through "On-ramp to Biotech" program
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Medical Center's Ken Jones Wins a Bay Area CFO Award
UCSF Medical Center Chief Financial Officer Ken Jones was named a Bay Area CFO of the year last night.
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Mayor Newsom and Young Global Leaders Visit UCSF Mission Bay
Led by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, more than two dozen members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders got a close-up view of leading-edge science at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
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Construction Workforce Program: Putting San Franciscans to Work
Thanks to a consortium of community-based agencies more residents of San Francisco are working on UCSF construction projects.
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UCSF/SFGH Joins Other Health Specialists in Offering Free Services to Victims of Medical Fraud
UCSF/SFGH joins other health Specialists that will provide free immunization services and blood tests to victims of Stephen Brian Turner, an unlicensed doctor who defrauded hundreds of immigrants.
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Brazil (Brasil!) Running Away with UCSF World Cup Poll
Team Ronaldinho, otherwise known as Brasil, continues to build upon its early lead as UCSF's World Cup favorite in UCSF.edu's World Cup Mania poll.
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Summer Jobs for Youths Sought at UCSF
UCSF again is working with the Mayor's Youth Education and Employment Program to give 20 teenagers a summer job at the University.
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UCSF Scientists Begin Studies to Create Cloned Human Embryos
UCSF scientists have begun studies aimed at creating cloned human embryos.
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UCSF Sponsors AIDS Walk T-Shirt Design Contest
Here's a call for all creative types: Design a T-shirt for the UCSF AIDS Walk commemorating 20 years, and win a fabulous prize!
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Alberts to Direct New Program for Science Education Partnership
Respected biochemist Bruce Alberts is serving as project director for a new $2.1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to further improve science education in San Francisco's public schools.
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Closer Scrutiny of Culture Warranted in Latino Pediatric Obesity Research
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, says that researchers should more closely scrutinize the cultural origins of attitudes toward food, weight and body image when studying obesity in Latino children.
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Science & Health Education Partnership: Bolstering Science Education in Public Schools
Students in San Francisco's public schools are doing real science with the help of volunteers in the Science & Health Education Partnership.
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Community Outreach Internship Program: Paving a Path to Employment at UCSF
A mother of three is now a career employee at UCSF thanks in part to a community outreach program.
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25 Years of AIDS: June 5, 1981 - June 5, 2006
Twenty-five years ago, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published the first official document on the disease that later became known as AIDS.
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UCSF Center of Excellence Intern Learns Through Experience
While many college students use their senior year as a time to wrap up coursework and study for finals, Tori Sutherland chose this time to experience women's health hands on.
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Health "passport" helps childhood cancer survivors manage their care
UCSF pediatric oncology specialists have developed a new tool in an effort to address the needs of survivors of childhood cancer: a pocket-sized "health passport" the size of a credit card.
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Nursing Alum Becomes Aircraft Carrier's Nursing Commander
In late 1990, Michele Huddleston was a recent nursing graduate from Ohio State University. She was enjoying her first job, but saw commissioning as a naval officer as a means of getting specialized training as a nurse anesthetist.
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UCSF Recognized by EPA as One of the Best Workplaces for Commuters
Top commuter benefits earned UCSF a place on the inaugural 2006 National List of Best Workplaces for Commuters from Colleges and Universities, awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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UCSF Inner Sunset Blood Drive a Success
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who represents the Inner Sunset neighborhood, was among those to give blood recently in the UCSF mobile van.
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UCSF School of Dentistry's Post Baccalaureate Program: Giving Students a Second Chance
In one of the first programs of its kind, UCSF has helped a total of 80 students get a second chance at dental school.