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San Francisco - UCSF Nursing Earns Magnet Recognition
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Smoking in Movies Increases in 2011, Reverses Five Years of Progress
Top box office films last year showed more onscreen smoking than the prior year, reversing five years of steady progress in reducing tobacco imagery in movies, according to a new UCSF study.
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Jerome Horwitz Dies at 93; Developed Potent anti-AIDS Drug AZT
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Uncontrolled Hypertension Gets Varying Treatment at Doctor's Office
<p>A patient who cites hypertension as a reason for a doctor’s visit is more than twice as likely to be prescribed a new medicine than a patient who doesn’t speak up, according to a recent study by researchers at UCSF and UCLA.</p>
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Why are Twilight, X-Men and Green Hornet Bad for Kids?
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Media Advisory: Swimming for UCSF Pediatric Cancer Care
Swimming enthusiasts including former Olympians, cancer survivors and former patients will take part in Swim Across America’s seventh annual San Francisco Bay Area Open Water Swim benefiting UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program.
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Anatomy of the Discovery of the Deadly Bas-Congo Virus
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Smoking in Movies Is Up, Study Finds
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Internship Gives HS Students Advanced Lab Experience
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Smoking Scenes on Rise in Top-Grossing Youth-Rated Movies: CDC
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9 Strategies to Sharpen Your Memory
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First-Generation College Students Find Support at UCSF
<p>A UCSF support program for first-generation college students launched in 2008 with a small, monthly discussion group and has evolved into the newly formed First Generation College Student Initiative, which will expand services and resources to this "invisible community."</p>
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Show Your School Spirit and Win an iPad2
<p>Do you have UCSF Spirit? Capture it in a creative photo, submit it to UCSF’s Facebook page and be eligible to win an iPad2 and other cool prizes!</p>
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Bodies Donated to Science Offer Invaluable Hands-on Lessons in Anatomy Lab
<p>Since the earliest days of medicine, the complex study of human anatomy has been an integral part of health science training and research. For more than 60 years, the UCSF Willed Body Program has overseen the donation of bodies for medical education and research.</p>
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Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak May Offer Clues to Rare Disease
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New Anatomy Learning Center Prepares Next Generation of Clinicians
<p>The days of carrying hefty, 1,500-page <em>Gray’s Anatomy </em>textbooks may be long gone, but not much more has changed over the decades in how medical students learn anatomy <span>—</span> until now.</p>
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Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing Hints at Overuse
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White Coat Ceremony Marks Start of Medical School at UCSF
<p>The UCSF School of Medicine’s entering class, which represents 16 countries of birth, ranging from Australia to Zimbabwe, participated in the traditional White Coat Ceremony before family, friends and fellow classmates on Sept. 7.</p>
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Slideshow by Cotati Photographer John Hanses
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Thousands Enroll in UCSF Online Health Courses
<p>In what is being called a grand experiment in higher education, UCSF and other top universities are offering free, online classes through the website Coursera. More than 38,000 people have enrolled in UCSF’s three classes since the University announced them on July 19.</p>
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New Student Demographics and Fun Facts
<p>UCSF welcomed 810 students entering health sciences programs this fall. Almost 54 percent are female. Here's a look at demographics and fun facts about the Class of 2016.</p>
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Breathing Right Can Make Things Right in Your Life
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Hispanic Heritage Salutes Sandra R. Hernandez
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Colin Powell Awards SF Boy Medal of Courage
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When Surgeons Leave Objects Behind
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Desmond-Hellmann: UCSF Must Be 'Nimble and Competitive'
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Free Flu Shots Offered at UCSF Drop-In Clinics
<p><span>Flu season is about to begin, and UCSF is offering free flu shots to the campus community at several drop-in clinic locations next month.</span></p>
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Stressful at the Top? Not Really, Study Finds
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2012 State of the University Chancellor's Address Transcript
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann delivered the 2012 State of the University Address on Sept. 25 in Cole Hall Auditorium. Here is the full transcript of that event.</p>