Match Day 2018: Art and Medicine Meet and Match
Match Day, the third Friday in March, is the moment when graduating medical students across the country find out where they will be training as residents.
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UCSF Excels in U.S. News 2019 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
UCSF’s School of Medicine placed in the top five nationally in this year’s U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate and professional schools. UCSF’s biomedical science PhD programs were among the top 10, and the School of Nursing was also highly ranked.
UCSF Launches Process to Reimagine Parnassus Heights Campus
UCSF has launched a planning process to define a bold, long-term vision to revitalize its historic Parnassus Heights campus to sustain its excellence across research, education and patient care.
Scientists Discover How Gene Mutation Reduces the Need for Sleep
A new study in mice reveals how a gene mutation seen in human short-sleepers may allow them to survive and thrive on just a few hours of sleep.
UCSF Dentists are Teaching Peers to Treat Babies – Filling a Gap in Care
To help general dentists become comfortable seeing very young patients, UCSF pediatric dentists are part an initiative in the Bay Area that aims to train other dentists to see and treat young children.
UCSF Wins 3 Regional CASE Awards for Communications Excellence
UCSF won three awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), highlighting the University’s excellence in community relations and strategic communications.
Genomic Analysis Reveals Why Asthma Inhalers Fail Minority Children
The largest-ever whole-genome sequencing study of drug response in minority children has revealed new clues about why the front-line asthma drug albuterol does not work as well for minority children.
Adding Formula May Not Sway Baby from Breast
A study demonstrated a seemingly contradictory way for newborns losing more weight than most to breastfeed in the longer term: add a little formula for a couple of days.
Eddie Chang Selected as Inaugural Bowes Biomedical Investigator
UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood announced March 13 that Edward Chang will be the inaugural William K. Bowes Jr. Biomedical Investigator.
UCSF HIVE Program Employee Honored by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation
Caroline Watson, who serves as the social justice and communications coordinator for UC San Francisco’s HIVE clinic and program, was one of two award winners of this year’s Heroes & Hearts Award, given out annually by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
Women Cyclists Prone to Common Gynecologic Issues But Not Serious Urinary Dysfunction
Women bicycle riders are more likely to experience urinary tract infections, genital numbness and saddle sores, but not more likely to have serious sexual and urinary symptoms than non-cyclists.
Childhood Mortality Plummets as Community Health Workers Go Door-to-Door in Urban Mali
Sending community health workers door-to-door to look for sick kids in a rapidly urbanizing area of West Africa, and offering them free care, coincided with a dramatic drop in childhood mortality.
UCSF Community Changes Commute Habits in Response to Increased Traffic
Fewer UCSF employees and students are driving alone to campus according to results from the University’s annual Commute Survey.
