UCSF hosts exhibit on historic tobacco advertising
The UCSF Library and UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education are currently hosting an exhibit of historic cigarette advertising and promotional items.
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UCSF Kicks Off Medical Humanities Series Focusing on Medicine, Music and Creativity
San Francisco-based jazz musician and vocalist Kitty Margolis will perform, along with Alfonso Montuori, a professor of transformative studies, during a free event today.
UCSF renames Cancer Center as tribute to Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center today is being renamed as a tribute to San Francisco native Helen Diller and her family. All UCSF cancer programs and resources will now carry the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center name.
Health in the Time of Poison: A Conversation with Reproductive Health Expert Tracey Woodruff, PhD
Chemicals in the environment are threatening our health, our ability to reproduce and our offspring. What can we do?
Campus Vending Machines Offer a Smarter Way to Snack
Healthier food alternatives have arrived at UCSF in a place you'd least expect them: vending machines.
UCSF to Host Inaugural Faculty Development Lecture on Leadership
Martin Chemers, a UC Santa Cruz professor of psychology and an expert on leadership, will present the inaugural faculty development lecture at UCSF on December 4.
Speaker Pelosi Meets with UCSF Researchers at the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi recently visited with UCSF researchers and veterans at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Nicotine addiction slashed in test of new cigarette smoking strategy
Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. The study provides strong support for proposals now being considered in Congress to authorize FDA regulation of cigarette smoking, according to the research team.
People Intimately Affected by Iraq War to Share Stories on Thursday
The UCSF Iraq Action Group will host a forum on Thursday, when people will share their firsthand knowledge about the deadly conflict and its consequences.
Kerner Receives France's Legion d'Honneur from President Nicolas Sarkozy
John Kerner, former chief of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Mount Zion, on Tuesday received France's <i>Légion d'Honneur</i> for his efforts in liberating France in World War II.
UCSF Leaders to Give Progress Report on Nov. 20 on Nurturing Diversity
The campus community is invited to hear UCSF leaders talk at a town hall meeting on Nov. 20 about efforts made to create a more diverse campus community.