Campus Hosts Finance Day on May 10
Faculty, staff and students are invited to learn more about University-sponsored programs, which can help them plan for their future economic security, on Finance Day on Tuesday, May 10.
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Taking the Mystery Out of Multiple Births
When Josh and Laurie Anderson discovered last year that she was pregnant with twins, their reaction was typical.
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Newly discovered genetic disease sheds light on body's water balance
Two infant boys whose bodies were overloaded with excess fluid have led UCSF pediatricians to the discovery of a new genetic disease.
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Four UCSF Scholars Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four UCSF professors are among 12 University of California scholars elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the organization has announced.
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Study Shows Pyruvate May Prevent Brain Damage, Impairment After Diabetic Coma
A natural, non-toxic byproduct of glucose may prevent brain cell death and cognitive impairment in diabetics following an episode of severely low blood sugar, according to researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Opening of UCSF Fresno Center Ushers in New Era of Medical Education
UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, which commemorates its 30th anniversary this year, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Center for Medical Education and Research with a series of activities.
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Nutrition and Food Services Receive 'Star' Awards
The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at UCSF Medical Center has recently been awarded two "star" awards from both national and local organizations.
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Earth Day Fair Highlights UCSF's Green Efforts
UCSF's Earth Day fair brought out a record-number of environmental enthusiasts on April 13 -- all united around the goal of raising support and awareness for policies and practices to protect the planet.
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UCSF Stem Cell Chief Praises Proposed Guidelines
Arnold Kriegstein, director of UCSF's Developmental and Stem Cell Biology program, endorses the recently proposed ethical guidelines for stem cell research.
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UCSF to Bring Jobs, Business Opportunities to Southeast Sector
With a campus community center and housing complex set to open this fall and more research buildings on the way, UCSF Mission Bay is becoming a bountiful source of jobs for the community.
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UCSF School of Dentistry Wins Accreditation
The UCSF School of Dentistry recently completed its accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CDA), receiving many commendations and not a single recommendation.
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Study: Glucose byproduct may prevent brain damage & impairment after diabetic coma
A natural, non-toxic byproduct of glucose may prevent brain cell death and cognitive impairment in diabetics following an episode of severely low blood sugar, according to researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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FivePrime Therapeutics Executive Offers Start-up Advice
Former UCSF physician-scientist Lewis T. "Rusty" Williams, founder and executive chairman of FivePrime Therapeutics Inc., says it wasn't money that motivated him to leave academia it was his eagerness to "move discoveries in the lab to patients for their benefit" faster.
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Harold Varmus Visits UCSF
Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, president and chief executive officer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will visit UCSF today.
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Spring Osher Lifelong Learning Course Focuses on Older Adults
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) continues its second year this spring with classes that explore health problems commonly experienced by older adults.
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New Treatment Improves Odds for Unusual Brain Aneurysm
A six-year study of a special type of brain aneurysm -- the thrombotic aneurysm -- has led to a treatment "roadmap" that should mean better outcomes for patients with this unusual medical problem.
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Lunchtime Wellness Series to Feature Ornish Today
The campus community is invited to hear national health expert, Dean Ornish, MD, clinical professor of medicine at UCSF, who will discuss how his pioneering scientific research has reversed and prevented chronic illnesses and how lifestyle changes can improve health and quality of life.
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Conscience Clauses Stir Debate Among Scholars
Rights and responsibilities are at the heart of the conscience clause debate, which in recent months has crystallized around two questions.
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Campus to Honor Top Teachers
The campus community is invited to a ceremony honoring two of UCSF's top teachers, Tracy B. Fulton, PhD, and Martin S. Bogetz, MD, who will be presented the 2004-2005 UCSF Distinction in Teaching Awards on Thursday, April 28.
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Showstack to Serve as Academic IT Coordinator
Professor Jonathan A. Showstack has been appointed Academic Information Technology Coordinator in the UCSF Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.
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UCSF to Participate in City College Stem Cell Research Training Program
UCSF will join a public/private partnership that will train disadvantaged students at City College of San Francisco for jobs in stem cell research.
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UCSF to Host FivePrime Therapeutics Executive Tonight
Lewis T. "Rusty" Williams, founder and executive chairman of FivePrime Therapeutics Inc., will be the keynote speaker at tonight's (April 19) Scientist to CEO event at UCSF Mission Bay.
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Intergenerational pen pals will share stories of growth and change
A dramatic reading of letters between critically ill adults and healthy teenagers will be performed on Wednesday, June 1, in San Rafael.
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UCSF-USF Panel Takes Up Conscience Clause
So-called "conscience clauses" -- which allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs for moral or religious reasons -- have now become the latest flashpoint between "right-to-life" advocates and those with a broader view of a pharmacist's responsibilities.
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HIPAA Security Rule Takes Effect Today
Attention all employees of the UCSF workforce who use, create, transmit, store or confidential, electronic patient information: the Security Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) goes into effect on Wednesday, April 20.
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Expert to Address Health Care Access, Cost Control Today
The campus community is invited to hear Mark Smith, CEO and president of the California HealthCare Foundation, who will address "Advocacy for Access and Cost Control in Health Care: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us" next week.
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Study Challenges Current Treatment for Mild Asthma
People with "mild persistent asthma" appear to gain adequate relief by inhaling anti-inflammatory steroids only during periods of bad symptoms, rather than daily as current guidelines recommend, a new study shows.
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New treatment 'roadmap' improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm
A six-year study of a special type of brain aneurysm -- the thrombotic aneurysm -- has led to a treatment "roadmap" that should mean better outcomes for patients with this unusual medical problem.
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Gladstone Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Therapeutic Strategies
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology have discovered the mechanism that enables some CD4 T cells -- the main target of HIV -- to thwart the virus.
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UCSF Presents Parenting Program on April 20
The campus community is invited to a special program on "Powerful Non-Defensive Parenting," sponsored by the UCSF Center for Gender Equity.