Short Takes - 2005-01-27
University of California San Francisco
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February is the month for Valentine's Day, but hearts of another sort will be discussed in detail as the campus hosts seminars about cardiovascular health.
The University of California's Board of Regents at its meeting Jan. 19 reviewed the state's Master Plan for Higher Education and discussed the importance of investing in graduate education to help keep California competitive.
The Asian Health Caucus, a student group at UCSF, is holding a bone marrow drive on Monday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Medical Sciences Building on the Parnassus campus.
Alice Dreger, a noted author, ethicist, historian and specialist in abnormal anatomy, will discuss intersexuality and medical responses to it on Thursday, Jan. 27, 12 to 1 p.m., on the Parnasssus campus.
A symposium to celebrate the official launch of UCSF Global Health Sciences will be held on Friday, Feb. 11, 1 to 5 p.m., in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
New research on a naturally occurring hallucinogen confirms its ability to block alcohol cravings in rats and may potentially add to the small arsenal of drugs that effectively combat addiction.
Kathleen M Giacomini, chair of biopharmaceutical sciences, has been appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council, which is composed of leaders in the biological and medical sciences, education and health care.
A naturally occurring hallucinogen advocated by some clinicians as a potent anti-addiction drug has been rigorously studied for the first time, confirming its ability to block alcohol craving in rodents, and clarifying how it works in the brain.
A study of once-confidential tobacco industry documents reveals that in the past few years several tobacco companies have continued to support research challenging the link between cancer and a potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke.
A free, half-day workshop for expectant parents of "twins or more" will be held Saturday, February 12, in San Francisco.
The University of California today (Jan. 18) will release an annual report on its progress toward implementing "green" building and clean energy policies for all proposed and to-be-renovated buildings on its 10 campuses.
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, a UCLA researcher studying disparities in health care outcomes of ethnic minorities with cancer, will present the Fourth Annual Christopher N.H. Jenkins Cancer Control Award Lecture on Monday, Jan. 24, 6 to 8 p.m..
UCSF Professor of Ophthalmology Todd Margolis has received an award that will help fund his research to ultimately treat patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) eye disease.
UCSF had another productive year – proving its global leadership as a health sciences campus in research, patient care and teaching.
A study of once-confidential tobacco industry documents reveals that in the past few years several tobacco companies have continued to support research challenging the link between cancer and a potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke.
School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble offers her perspective on work-life challenges at UCSF and her personal reflections on being a Japanese woman in a new interview posted on the Supportive Work Environment <a href="http://www.ucsf.edu/swe/sweetInterviewKoda.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">website</a>.
The University of California, lead plaintiff for investors in the Enron securities litigation, reached another milestone in its ongoing case against Enron.
Finally, after four years of state budget cuts, the UC system received good news in the 2005-06 budget proposed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday.