UCSF Expands "Going Greener" Program
UCSF is boosting its efforts to help the campus community recycle and compost more, as part of ongoing efforts to make the University more sustainable.
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UCSF Earth Fest Event Rolls Out Zimride
The campus community is invited to attend Earth Fest 2009 on Thursday, when UCSF will introduce Zimride, an online rideshare-matching system that brings people together in social, sustainable and convenient transportation.
Omega-3 fatty acids from plants are unlikely prostate cancer risk, study finds
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in plants, appears unlikely to be a cause of prostate cancer, contrary to some previous findings, according to a research review and meta-analysis by investigators at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
Interim Medical School Dean to Host Town Hall Meetings
Sam Hawgood, interim dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, will update the campus community at town hall meetings on May 12 on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Christopher D. Owens joins Department of Surgery
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UC Officials Pay Tribute to Chancellor Bishop
UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop, MD, received a standing ovation on Friday from faculty, staff, students and others who had gathered to meet his successor, Chancellor-elect Susan Desmond-Hellmann.
For New Chancellor, Return to UCSF Is a Homecoming
Chancellor-elect Susan Desmond-Hellmann says taking on the role of chancellor means returning to the place that changed her life, and she pledges to nurture the spirit of excellence and innovation that makes UCSF so unique.
UCSF hosts public forum on next decade of NIH women's health research
The University of California, San Francisco is hosting a public forum and scientific workshop May 27-29 to discuss emerging issues of importance for the National Institutes of Health research agenda for women’s health in the coming decade.