William Young, an accomplished anesthesiologist and investigator, will be awarded the 2009 Excellence in Research Award by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in October.

A $600,000 grant from the Sontag Foundation will allow Daniel Lim to explore how brain tumor cells acquire and retain their malignant properties.

Just when the campus community could use a reason to party, Campus Life Services is hosting its third annual shindig at UCSF Mission Bay on October 7.

Seven UCSF scientists have received research awards from the National Institutes of Health under an initiative designed to encourage innovative, risk-taking investigations.

Claire Brindis, director of UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, weighs in on the public option, preventive care, physician reimbursement, and other thorny issues related to reform.

UCSF has launched a web portal dedicated to stimulating and supporting the campus community by providing information about comprehensive wellness programs and resources designed to promote mental, physical, social and cultural balance at UCSF.