Call for Proposals for UCSF-Pfizer Center for Therapeutic Innovation
UCSF will host town hall meetings this month to discuss its new partnerships with Pfizer Inc. and is seeking proposals for funding for projects by February 2011.
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Give to UCSFUCSF will host town hall meetings this month to discuss its new partnerships with Pfizer Inc. and is seeking proposals for funding for projects by February 2011.
David Vlahov, who has been named the new dean of the century-old UCSF School of Nursing, “brings an exciting combination of community-based research and intervention to UCSF.”
Five dancers from the San Francisco Ballet volunteered to come to the children’s hospital on their day off, performing an abridged version of the “Nutcracker.”
Seven of UCSF’s health care experts will share their wisdom on Wednesday during the cloud computing conference known as Dreamforce 2010 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
The final report of the University of California Commission on the Future, convened last year to map out strategies to preserve excellence and access through the state fiscal crisis and beyond, was unveiled today (Dec. 6).
The 15 Year Anniversary Celebration of the Byers Award in Basic Science will take place Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. in Genentech Hall on the Mission Bay campus of UCSF.
Joseph Castro takes leadership responsibility of five strategically important areas for UCSF as part of new position as vice chancellor for Student Academic Affairs.
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Elizabeth Boyd, a preeminent bioethicist and medical sociologist, has been appointed to direct campus oversight for the UCSF Ethics and Compliance Program.
Members of the UCSF community can get a discount on prices for emergency preparedness kits through a new deal with a disaster supply company.
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann named campus leader Renee Navarro, past director of academic diversity, as the University’s first vice chancellor of diversity and outreach.
The University of California, San Francisco has appointed an exceptional physician and campus leader in the health sciences as its first vice chancellor of Diversity and Outreach, charged with creating and maintaining a diverse university environment where everyone has an opportunity to excel.
New UCSF Faculty, December 2010
New UCSF Faculty, December 2010
A lawsuit and inaction by Congress threaten federally funded embryonic stem cell research at UCSF and across the country.
UCSF is adopting a new information technology governance structure to steer its growth and development in a strategic and coordinated manner.
Dancers from the San Francisco Ballet will give a special performance of the beloved holiday classic the Nutcracker for patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
Richard Abbott, MD, won an award for excellence in ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region following work to promote uniform global standards for eye care.
ClownZero, a San Francisco based non-profit organization that raises morale and administers a dose of laughter to young patients, entertained at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital recently.
In a new UCSF study of more than 2 million mammogram screenings performed on nearly 700,000 women in the United States, scientists for the first time show a direct link between reduced hormone therapy and declines in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as well as invasive breast cancer.
A UCSF research collaboration with GE Healthcare has produced the first results in humans of a new technology that promises to rapidly assess the presence and aggressiveness of prostate tumors in real time, by imaging the tumor’s metabolism.
The social media-based fundraising campaign to raise money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital is in full swing with just weeks to go before it ends on December 16.
The San Francisco community will celebrate the holiday season at the 21st annual Macy’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, benefiting UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
University of California scholars will gather at UC Irvine on November 30 to showcase research aimed at improving the health of the world.
Patients, survivors and others affected by cancer gathered recently for two interactive workshops presented in partnership with Genentech to learn how to transform their feelings into words and stories.
UCSF’s Stanley Prusiner, who received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama on Wednesday, urges today’s students to become the next generation of scientists.
The highly acclaimed musician and influential philanthropist Neil Young will headline The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco.