UC Names Director of Science and Math Initiative
The University appointed a longtime UC administrator to head the new science and math initiative, which will begin to enroll students this school year.

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Give to UCSFThe University appointed a longtime UC administrator to head the new science and math initiative, which will begin to enroll students this school year.
The public's enthusiasm for stem cell research has focused on the potential of the cells to treat disease and traumatic injury. Theoretically, if scientists could deduce how to prompt embryonic or adult stem cells ...
The campus community is invited to learn about public safety at upcoming fairs at three UCSF locations.
UCSF Transportation Services is not immune to the pain at the pump, as gas prices hit new highs this summer.
Respondents in the recent survey about the Parnassus campus offered a lot of recommendations on how to improve the 13-acre site.
Immunization clinics will begin today, Monday, Aug. 29 and continue through Thursday, Sept.1, at several San Francisco public schools.
UCSF scientists Elissa Epel, PhD, and Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, are featured in a piece scheduled to air tonight, Friday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. on CBS 60 Minutes II.
A new drug has been proven in clinical trials to prevent acute kidney transplant rejection with few toxic side effects, researchers say.
Following site visits in April, the Commission on Dental Accreditation gave the UCSF School of Dentistry a glowing final report.
In an international clinical trial, a new drug that selectively blocks immune responses has proved as effective in preventing acute kidney transplant rejection as cyclosporine, the standard anti-rejection treatment.
Investigators describe how intramural awards enable them to collect new data, test emergent hypotheses and move in new directions.
Eleven young athletes toured the UCSF Mission Bay campus recently with Executive Vice Chancellor Eugene Washington.
UCSF is poised to expand its community of scientists studying alcohol addiction with the recent appointments of three endowed chairs and the recruitment of two others.
Junior faculty and fellow candidates must submit a letter of intent by Monday, Nov. 14 to apply for a career development program for clinical and translational research.
UCSF teams in the AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 topped results over last year's annual trek through Golden Gate Park.
The campus community is encouraged to do its part to "Fight the Bite" to prevent mosquitoes from spreading West Nile virus.
Harvey Brody, DDS, clinical professor emeritus, UCSF School of Dentistry, was honored recently as the 2005 Coach of Life by the Omega Boys Club for his work with troubled San Francisco youth.
UCSF is part of a community partnership that helps people find jobs in biosciences.
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates.
Campus colleagues are mourning the loss of Russell Akre, a long-time UCSF employee who died on Aug. 2.
UCSF's Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy has been renamed the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research & Policy.
Felicia H. Stewart, a national expert on sexual and reproductive health and the rights of women in contributing to global health and welfare, has won an award for her writing and editing on the subject.
A study finds that hospitals that use standardized guidelines for stroke care have better outcomes than those that don't follow the recommendations.
Those who complain about their hearing aid not working well may just need to take a lesson in better listening, an audiology expert says.
Health care providers may register now for the first session in online pain management training to begin on September 12.
UCSF physician and science fiction writer Michael Blumlein will sign copies of his new novel, "The Healer," at the Parnassus campus bookstore on Sept. 14.
Researchers at UCSF and the San Francisco VA Medical Center are looking for healthy individuals age 60 and older, with and without memory complaints, for a study on memory and Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers say changes in diet and lifestyle could reverse the progression of progression of prostate cancer.
Richard Kitsis, a 1980 graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine, was named chief of cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
UCSF invites the public to attend "Stem Cell Research: Implications for the Future," a discussion among leading stem cell scientists and Nobel laureates, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. Reservations are required.