UCSF events for April 2005
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UCSF Web Manager to Serve Fellowship at UCOP
Longtime campus communicator Andy Evangelista, considered a fountain of institutional wisdom, is leaving UCSF for seven months to serve a fellowship for the UC Office of the President.
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Older doctors specializing in high volume screening mammography deliver more accurate results
Physicians who specialize in screening mammography and who have at least 25 years of experience are more accurate at interpreting the images and subject fewer women to the anxiety of false positives for cancer
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Young Women to Learn About Health on March 9
More than 1,400 teen-aged girls from San Francisco and San Mateo counties will attend the Fifth Annual Young Women's Health Conference on Wednesday, March 9th, in San Francisco.
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Three to Win Advancement of Women Award on March 23
Three women have been selected to receive this year's Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women.
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UCSF Launches DC Center to Improve Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Aiming to improve drug safety and efficacy and to significantly boost the efficiency of drug development, the School of Pharmacy has added the Washington, DC-based Center for Drug Development Science to its research enterprise.
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Computer Reduces Wait for Women with Urinary Tract Infections
Thanks to a new kiosk at UCSF Medical Center, women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections can access an interactive computer instead of waiting to see a physician to get a prescription.
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UCSF launches DC Center to improve drug safety and effectiveness
Aiming to improve drug safety and efficacy and to significantly boost the efficiency of drug development, the UCSF School of Pharmacy has reached across the country to add the Washington, DC-based Center for Drug Development Science to its research enterprise.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-24
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Short Takes - 2005-02-23
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Short Takes - 2005-02-22
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"Deep Brain" Patients Gather to Share Stories at Reunion
On Saturday, February 26, some 20 people will be honored guests in San Francisco at a very unusual reunion.
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Exhibit: 'Medical Center at Mount Zion: A Legacy of Health Care'
A new, permanent museum-quality exhibit has been entertaining and educating passersby at UCSF Mount Zion for the past month.
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Gladstone Institutes Rank High in Survey of Best Places for Postdocs
The J. David Gladstone Institutes is among the top 15 institutional work environments for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to <i>The Scientist's </i>annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey.
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Computer reduces wait for women with urinary tract infections
Often, the worst part about getting treatment for a urinary tract infection is the wait to get an appointment with a physician to receive an antibiotic prescription. But UCSF Medical Center has instituted a program so that women can get assessment - and relief - much more quickly.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-18
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Prostate Cancer Vaccine Is First to Increase Survival
A UCSF-led study has found that a novel immunologic therapy increases survival by nearly 18 percent in men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-17
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Short Takes - 2005-02-16
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UCSF Partners to Help Employees Access Tax Benefits
UCSF is again participating in a program designed to help people earning under $36,000 with tax preparation and securing tax refunds. A workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 1, noon to 1 p.m.
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Diagnosis of Prions in Patients Should Utilize Novel Strategy, Team Says
A technique for detecting prions in tissue, developed by UCSF scientists, is significantly more sensitive than the diagnostic procedures now used to detect the lethal particles in brain tissue, finds a new study.
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Symposium on Women's Health
School-based sex education and preventing social aggression in girls are only two of the topics that will be discussed when the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health co-hosts a symposium on Saturday, Feb. 26, at UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center.
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Bishop Named Winner of National Medal of Science
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, was named by President George W. Bush as a recipient of the nation's highest honor for science and technology.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-15
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Professor to Give Presentation on Social Security, Feb. 15
Carroll Estes, founding director of UCSF's Institute for Health and Aging, says privatizing Social Security could have dire consequences. She'll present compelling information on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 7 to 8:45 p.m. on the Parnassus campus.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-14
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UCSF Conducts Parnassus Campus Design Survey
Faculty, staff and students who want to voice their opinions on how the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus evolves in design and function in the future are encouraged to fill out an <a href="http://128.218.116.49:80/wsurveys/s/118-ffge/" class="tealLink" target="_blank"> online survey.</a>
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Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
A technique for detecting prions in tissue, developed in recent years by UCSF scientists, is significantly more sensitive than the diagnostic procedures currently used to detect the lethal particles in samples of brain tissue from patients, according to a study performed by a UCSF team.
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Short Takes - 2005-02-11
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UCSF professor to give presentation on Social Security privatization
Privatizing Social Security is akin to an organized run on the bank because the Social Security Trust Fund would be depleted by diverting payroll taxes into private accounts, according to Carroll Estes, PhD, UCSF professor of sociology, ...