Young-Wook Jun joins Department of Otolaryngology
New UCSF Faculty, October 2010
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New Faculty: Kara Odom Walker
New UCSF Faculty, October 2010
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Chancellor, faculty named to Academy of Arts and Sciences
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will be inducted today into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, alongside some of the world’s other most distinguished scholars, artists and institutional leaders.
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UCSF women's health experts comment on Nobel prize winner
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Campus Community to Honor Lifelong Contributions of Rapaport, Rosenbaum
Friends and colleagues will celebrate the life of two longtime UCSF faculty physicians, Elliot Rapaport, a cardiologist and UCSF alumnus of the year in 1994, and Ernest Rosenbaum, a skillful and dedicated oncologist.
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Women's race and class impact contraception recommendations, UCSF study shows
A woman’s race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status impact whether health care providers recommend one of the most highly effective forms of contraception, a UCSF study confirms. The results also indicate that the interaction of both factors plays a role in clinicians’ decisions.
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State Legislature Approves 2010-2011 Budget
The California Legislature sent a 2010-11 budget to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today (Oct. 8) that includes approximately $3 billion for University of California academic programs, student financial aid and health education and research. Read the full story on the <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24256">UC website</a>.
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UCSF Launches New Privacy and Information Security Training Program
UCSF Medical Center and the School of Medicine are launching a mandatory online Privacy and Information Security training program as part of UCSF’s commitment to protect confidential information.
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First US trial of brain tumor dye featured on ABC 7
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Patient-provider language barriers linked to worse diabetes control
Patients who cannot discuss their diabetes with a doctor in their own language may have poorer health outcomes, even when interpreter services are available, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF and the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.
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UCSF RunSafe program featured in Runner's World
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UCSF Celebrates Diversity Month with Variety of Events
The UCSF community is invited to celebrate diversity in its many forms with special events, including the 22nd Annual Faculty and Staff Art Show, which runs through October 7.
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Teen girls' obesity surgery may raise birth defect risk
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GAO Appoints Flores to New National Health Care Workforce Commission
Katherine Flores, a family physician and director of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, has been appointed a member of the new National Health Care Workforce Commission.
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UCSF fertility expert comments in SF Chronicle on embryo study
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Dried plum restores bone in aging mice, scientists report
A diet supplemented with powdered dried plum restored bone lost by mice during the course of normal aging, in a study led by Bernard P. Halloran, PhD, at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Chancellor focuses on UCSF excellence, on KQED Forum
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UCSF Names Featherstone as New Dean of School of Dentistry
The University of California, San Francisco, has named John D. B. Featherstone, PhD, as dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry. The appointment was approved last week by the UC Board of Regents and is retroactive to Sept. 1, 2008.
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Regional media quote UCSF policy expert on health reform
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Health Policy Expert Explains How California Leads Nation in Health Care Reform
UCSF health policy expert Janet Coffman addresses some of the reasons why California is ahead of other states and the benefits of being first in health care reform.
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Newsweek cites UCSF study on sexuality, desire and aging
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Parkinson's Disease Protein Impedes Nerve Signaling Long Before Brain Cells Die
Synuclein is a protein that can cause Parkinson’s disease, although it is not clear how. UCSF researcher Robert Edwards, MD, now has discovered that synuclein can affect signal transmission between nerve cells long before disease symptoms arise.
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Fast-tracking personalized treatments for breast cancer
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Young-Wook Jun joins Otolaryngology Department
New UCSF Faculty, October 2010
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UCSF Offers Fifth Year of Faculty Leadership Collaborative
The Chancellor’s Council on Faculty Life is again sponsoring the UCSF Faculty Leadership Collaborative, a leadership development program that offers faculty members an opportunity to network with colleagues across the University.
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UCSF Tops California Universities with Four NIH Director's New Innovator Awards
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on September 30 announced 52 highly competitive awards for high-risk, high-payoff research for young biomedical scientists, and UCSF tops California institutions with four recipients.
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UCSF Makes Flu Shots Available to Campus Community
UCSF will provide free flu shots to all employees, students and volunteers with UCSF identification at drop-in clinics from Monday, Oct. 4 to Monday, Nov. 1, 2010.
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UCSF Names Rankin Interim Dean of Nursing School
Sally Rankin, who completed her PhD in nursing in 1988 and joined the faculty, has been named interim dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.
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Julius Accepts Shaw Prize, Presents his Discoveries in Hong Kong
Award-winning scientist David Julius picked up the prestigious Shaw Prize in Hong Kong, where he presented a lecture titled “From Peppers to Peppermints: Natural Products as Probes of the Pain Pathway.”
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Less chemotherapy works well for some childhood cancer
A particularly aggressive childhood cancer can be fought successfully with far less chemotherapy than previously believed, avoiding harmful side effects caused by cancer drugs.