If Regents approve one of the recommendations from a UC task force on post-employment benefits, faculty and staff will contribute 5 percent of their pay to the UC Retirement Plan by July 2012.

Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, which is affiliated with UCSF.

A new video describes proposals for the ongoing management of the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, a 61-acre forest within UCSF’s Parnassus campus.

UCSF is co-sponsoring a symposium on September 27 and 28 to provide scientists and physicians with the “nuts and bolts” of translating stem cell science into cell-based products for clinical trials.

UCSF researchers at the San VA Medical Center have been working with US Air Force officers to develop and field test Deployment Anxiety Reduction Training with the goal of stopping post-traumatic stress disorder before it starts.

The University of California will consider recommendations on changes to post-employment benefits that are outlined in a task force’s report now posted on the Future of the UC Retirement Benefits website.

A celebration of the Zen Hospice Project’s Guest House re-opening and new partnership with UCSF Medical Center.

The UCSF Academic Senate is now collaborating with other groups in the Resource Allocation Program (RAP) to make obtaining intramural research funding easier for faculty.

UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann delivers a video message to the UCSF community to mark her first anniversary at the helm of the University.