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The UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology's Program in Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology will host a major symposium on the Parnassus campus Friday, March 17, titled "Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Skeletal Biology."
For most of us, roughing it on vacation means staying at a hotel without room service. But for an increasing number of UCSF Medical Center physicians and nurses, taking a no-frills vacation means much more.
A national expert in Alzheimer's disease research will share the latest news in this field during a public lecture on Wednesday.
Lewis Lanier, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at UCSF, exlains the discovery in mice of immune cells with cancer-fighting capability in an interview for KQED's California Report.
The prison inmate population is aging rapidly, but prisons have not yet adapted to the physical and mental needs of geriatric prisoners, according to a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
For a limited period, applications for Mission Bay housing are open to UCSF full-time career employees.
An international medical research team led by UCSF has found that a proposed single-dose antibiotic strategy to treat the world's leading preventable cause of blindness is inadequate.
Students in four separate age groups received trophies and certificates for projects promoting good dental health.
The campus community is invited to a two-day scientific symposium honoring the life in science of UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop.
The Regents on March 16 are expected to consider taking action on possible divestment from companies with business ties in Sudan.
A new study finds that depressed seniors are likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.
San Francisco General Hospital is an important training ground for UCSF schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy.
Older adults with depressive symptoms are more likely than those without depression to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) within six years, according to a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
The campus community is invited to celebrate the achievements of two women who have contributed to the advancement of women at UCSF at a noon ceremony today.
The nation's only event designed by and for teenage girls is scheduled for March 9 in San Francisco.
Sixth Annual Young Women's Health Conference -- Co-sponsored by State Senator Jackie Speier and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.
The campus community is invited to a conversation with Peggy Orenstein, an award-winning writer, editor and speaker about issues affecting girls and women.
UCSF's Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD, director of the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology, was interviewed by CBS News' "60 Minutes" for a story on the promise of stem cells on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Two UCSF officials are part of a 41-member committee looking at expanding access to health care to uninsured San Franciscans.
The UCSF-affiliated J. David Gladstone Institutes placed first among the 35 institutions represented from North America in a survey of best places for postdoctoral scholars to work.
A UCSF Medical Center executive is expected to bring back a wealth of knowledge and experience on planning for children's hospitals after serving on a similar project in Doha, Qatar.
The campus community can see five new faculty faces the first of every month in a new column debuting on UCSF Today.
The J. David Gladstone Institutes is North America's best institutional work environment for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to The Scientist's annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey, published in the March 1 issue.
The UCSF Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI) will sponsor its sixth annual International Women's Day briefing on March 8.
The Black Caucus at UCSF presents a tribute by Doris Ward to the late civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King today, Feb. 27.
A simple, low-tech garment has the potential to prevent a major cause of death among women who give birth in many Third World countries, according to a new study by maternal health researchers.
"It takes a community to fight violence against women" and that's why 450 people attended a recent summit at UCSF Mission Bay.