UCSF Medical Leaders Tackle Education Reform
UCSF students are benefitting from the wisdom of some of the nation’s leading medical educators in shaping their training to be more relevant for the ever-evolving landscape.
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UCSF's Kriegstein, UC File in Court on Stem Cell Injunction
The University of California filed a motion Sept. 20 with the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals to intervene in Sherley v. Sebelius, the case regarding whether federal funds could be used for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. UC is the nation’s first research institution to formally seek to intervene in the pending lawsuit.
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UCSF Profiles Gives Faculty Power of Building Networks on Campus
UCSF has launched a new, online tool that helps shed light on the University’s research strengths and connects faculty to their colleagues.
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Girls With No Father at Home Undergo Sexual Development Sooner, Study Finds
Sexual development is more likely to occur earlier when a girl’s father doesn’t live in the home, according to new study findings reported by a research team led by scientists from the University of California and Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
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PRIME Program Draws Students with Passion and Promise
Fourth-year medical student Jamila Harris, who saw community members in her native San Francisco neighborhood struggle to navigate the health system, explains her drive to become a doctor.
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UCSF Community Looks Forward to Construction of Medical Center at Mission Bay
Signaling a major turning point in the decade-long effort to plan for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, UC Regents’ approval of financing means construction of the state-of-the-art hospital complex can begin.
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Regents clear way for UCSF to break ground on Mission Bay Hospitals
The University of California Board of Regents today unanimously approved funding plans for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, clearing the way for UCSF to break ground on a world-class hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients in the Mission Bay neighborhood south of downtown San Francisco.
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UCSF Medical Center CEO Calls Regents Vote 'Important Milestone'
Chief Executive Officer Mark Laret today thanked all the people who have contributed to UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, including Haile Debas, the former medical school dean, who “first had the vision for a Mission Bay hospital.”
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SEP High School Internship Program Feeds Pipeline of Promising Students
Summer may be over, but several high school students likely won’t forget the cutting-edge science they conducted in a UCSF program that is seeking funds to continue next year.
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Reuters quotes UCSF patient safety expert
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UCSF to Host Faculty Development Day on September 23
All faculty are invited to Faculty Development Day, when faculty at all career stages will be able to hear about myriad topics to enhance their work life at UCSF.
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CNN stands up to cancer with UCSF brain tumor vaccine story
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UC Regents to Consider Financing Plan for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
UC Regents this week will be asked to approve a financing plan to build a $1.5 billion integrated hospital complex for women, children and cancer patients at Mission Bay.
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UCSF Blood Center Accepting Donations for San Bruno Fire Victims
The UCSF community is encouraged to donate blood for the victims of the fire in San Bruno.
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UC to Present Live Webcast of Town Hall About UC Benefits on Sept. 24
UC will host a live webcast of a town hall meeting on September 24 to discuss the future of health benefits and pension for those who retire from the University.
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UCSF's Nobel Laureate Stands up to Cancer
Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, president of the American Association for Cancer Research, will deliver a prime time pitch for Stand Up To Cancer to raise funds for groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives.
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Theodore Nicolaides joins Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010
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Ann C. Zovein joins Department of Pediatrics
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010
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Forbes features UCSF's virtual build-out of medical center
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Simplified heart-risk guideline may miscalculate risk for millions
A method that is widely used to predict the risk of a major coronary event may over- or underestimate risk for millions of Americans, according to a study directed by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
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Irby to Receive International Prize in Medical Education Research
David Irby, vice dean for Education at the UCSF School of Medicine, will receives a prize from the Karolinska Institutet for his finding that medical expertise is necessary, but not enough to become a great teacher in medicine.
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UCSF Receives $15 Million to Advance Personalized Medicine
UCSF scientists will receive two grants totaling $15.1 million over the next five years to expand their research into how genes affect an individual’s response to medication and to strengthen a global network of researchers involved in these efforts.
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UCSF Debuts Facebook Fan Page as Part of Social Media Strategy
UCSF is launching a Facebook fan page and a page focusing on the upcoming “Stand Up to Cancer” national telecast on September 10 to raise the visibility of the health sciences university.
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Local TV news shows promise of UCSF artificial kidney device
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CBS Evening News and KGO-TV talk tasers with UCSF expert
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UCSF Finishes as Top Five Fundraising Team in Final AIDS Walk Results
The UCSF contingent finished in fifth place for its fundraising efforts out of all the teams that participated in AIDS Walk San Francisco 2010, according to the final official fundraising tally.
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UCSF Employee Assaulted at 16th and Mission Streets
A UCSF employee was struck in the face by an African-American woman while walking to the BART Station at night, according to the UCSF Police Department.
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Tina Penick Brock joins Clinical Pharmacy Department
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010
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Advocate Receives Mayor's Disability Council Beacon Award
Longtime disability rights advocate Alice Wong was recognized recently by the Mayor’s Disability Council for her leadership on behalf of people with disabilities.
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Jonan R. Chan joins Neurology Department
New UCSF Faculty, September 2010