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UCSF Researcher Provides Mouse Cells for Exploratorium's Stem Cell Exhibit
Bruce Conklin, an associate professor of medicine and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has provided mouse heart cells and embryonic stem cells to the new exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
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UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital Named to "Best Hospitals" List
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/honorroll.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">honor roll</a> in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on"<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">America's Best Hospitals</a>," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
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UCSF Police Issue Safety Bulletin
With the recent attacks to the public transportation system in London, the US Homeland Security Advisory system threat level has been elevated to "<strong>Orange</strong>" (High), for public transportation systems only.
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UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital named to U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" list
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the honor roll in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on "America's Best Hospitals," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
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Reporter to Tell Story about "How America Lost Iraq" on July 20
The campus community is invited to hear a sobering perspective about the war in Iraq when a reporter talks about his new book at UCSF on July 20.
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UCSF medical experts offer tips to runners in July 31 Marathon
Doctors from UCSF Medical Center will be volunteering their time and medical expertise to assist runners at the 2005 San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, July 31.
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UCSF Faculty Member Leads First Major Study of Nursing Education in More Than 30 Years
UCSF's Patricia Benner is taking the lead on a study to determine the best way to improve nursing education to reflect changes in health care delivery.
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Chancellor to be Guest on KQED's "Forum"
UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop will be the guest on KQED's "Forum" program tomorrow (July 7), from 9 to 10 a.m., the first hour of a two-hour special the radio show is doing on innovation in the Bay Area.
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Lobby at Laurel Heights Features Modern Projection Piece
Images from UCSF campuses at Laurel Heights and Parnassus Heights come together in a unique DVD release now playing in the first-floor lobby at 3333 California Street.
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Community Center, Housing Complex Nearly Complete at UCSF Mission Bay
Campus life at UCSF Mission Bay will take a dramatic turn for the better when the long-awaited community center and much-needed housing complex opens this fall.
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Emergency Department Opens New Patient Rooms
UCSF Medical Center recently opened 18 new patient beds -- most in private rooms -- in the Emergency Department (ED) as part of a major renovation.
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UCSF Implements Parnassus Campus Perimeter Control
Keys to perimeter doors at the UCSF Parnassus campus will become obsolete on July 1 when electronic access is fully implemented as part of the University's ongoing efforts to boost security.
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"It's All About the Free Stuff"
Secret lives are no fun if no one knows about them. So next time you are passing through the Parnassus office of Hematology/Oncology, ask Camper English, resident writer, veteran clubber and all-around authority on swag, scams and what happens after midnight, for some tips.
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UC Extends Voluntary Time Reduction Program for Staff
The Office of the President has approved a one-year extension of the Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program for those employees who already participated in the program.
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Biotech Research Pioneer Appointed to UCSF Faculty
Jim Wells, cofounder of Sunesis, will help boost drug discovery at UCSF's QB3 as part of a joint appointment in the schools of pharmacy and medicine.
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National Research Advocate to Discuss Future of Medical Research on July 6
Mary Woolley, one of the nation's most influential spokespeople on the importance of medical research in modern life, will present a talk about the future of medical research at the J. David Gladstone Institutes on Wednesday, July 6.
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Pioneer in biotech research and drug development appointed to UCSF faculty
James Wells, PhD, cofounder of the South San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company Sunesis and a pioneer in developing new drug discovery and protein engineering technologies, has been appointed professor in both the schools of pharmacy and medicine at UCSF
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State Law Requires Supervisors to Get Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by January 2006
UCSF is implementing a mandatory training program to comply with a new state law requiring sexual harassment prevention education for all supervisors.
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UCSF Ranks Fourth Overall in NIH Research Funding
UCSF's schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy again rank No. 1 in the US for NIH funding while the School of Medicine ranks third in all research grants, awards and contracts.
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UCSF Plans to Build Affordable Staff Housing at Mission Bay
UCSF will build and rent affordable housing for staff who meet specific income criteria if the University is allowed to proceed with plans for its new medical center facilities at Mission Bay.
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UCSF Teams Complete 585-Mile AIDS/LifeCycle
Members of the UCSF community reached the finish line in the fourth annual AIDS/LifeCycle, a 585-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
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UCSF one of top universities in NIH research funding
UCSF was the fourth largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research dollars in 2004, receiving a total of $438.8 million from all awards in the nationally competitive process, according to rankings newly released by NIH.
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Mount Zion Auxiliary Installs New President
Meredithe Mendelsohn, MPA, was installed as president of the Auxiliary of the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion in a brief ceremony June 15.
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MRI Technique Distinguishes Between Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia
Research shows that a non-invasive MRI technique is safer, more widely available and cheaper to use to distinguish types of dementia in patients.
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Gene Suggests Greater Risk, Possible Biomarker for African-Americans with Prostate Cancer
Scientists believe they know why African Americans are more susceptible to prostate cancer as compared to whites.
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Non-Invasive MRI Technique Distinguishes between Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia
A non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called arterial spin labeling is just as accurate as invasive scanning techniques in distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the brains of elderly people
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Three to Receive Chancellor's Award for GLBT Leadership
The campus community is invited to attend the awards ceremony for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) leaders on Wednesday, June 22.
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UCSF Recycles 27 Tons of Electronics
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Dell Inc., UCSF was able to recycle 27 tons of electronics during computer take-back days recently.
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UCSF Names Clinical Research Scholars
A UCSF advisory committee has announced that nine scholars have been selected for the National Institutes of Health's latest mentorship program to train clinical and translational investigators.