Fourth-year UCSF medical student Brian "Yoshi" Laing has been named a 2007 Pisacano Scholar.

Strokes are the third most common killer of adults in the United States, but they're unusual in children. In fact, pediatricians and family physicians—and parents—often don't consider strokes, even when children show symptoms that would cause instant alarm in adults. For decades, there was a notable lack of research in pediatric stroke.

UCSF will work to improve its educational facilities, expand interprofessional education and enhance diversity — all recommended in the UCSF Strategic Plan — as part of its efforts toward WASC accreditation.

Twenty high school seniors recently participated in the Science and Health Education Partnership High School Summer Internship Program.

UCSF Children's Hospital is one of the best children's hospitals in the nation, according to a new survey announced Friday, Aug. 24, by "US News & World Report." The magazine ranks UCSF Children's Hospital 16th in the nation.

The UCSF Academic Senate recently announced the selection of Leslie Z. Benet, as recipient of the Seventh Annual Distinguished Clinical Research Lectureship.

The first scientist to report on a new method for "reprogramming" skin cells from mice into embryonic-like cells that can differentiate into other types of cells has joined the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.

Proceeds from pledges collected by the swimmers, as well as online donations, in Swim Across America on September 30 will benefit cancer care at UCSF Children's Hospital.