UCSF sponsors special college planning event on June 9
Eighth-grade students and their parents are invited to a special college planning workshop and fair sponsored by UCSF on Saturday, June 9. All Bay Area families are invited to this free event.
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UC Regents Approve Fundraising Campaign for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
The UC Board of Regents today approved a proposed fundraising campaign to raise at least $500 million toward the development of the first phase of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
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UCSF Teach-in Focuses on Health Effects of Iraq War
UCSF held its first teach-in on the Iraq war recently, drawing about 500 people from the campus and community to hear about its consequences.
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UC Regents approve fundraising campaign for UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
The University of California Board of Regents today approved a proposed campaign to raise at least $500 million toward the development of the first phase of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
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Local Middle School Gets Structure to Protect Kids from Sun
Once relegated to the basement to eat lunch on hot, sunny days, now students at the KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy can eat alfresco under a shaded structure.
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San Francisco VA researcher receives top Veterans Affairs Award
Michael Weiner, MD, a pioneering brain imaging researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), is a recipient of the 2006 William S. Middleton Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Smokeless Cannabis Delivery Device Found Efficient and Less Toxic
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking cannabis, but without the harmful toxins, according to UCSF researchers.
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National Cancer Institute's Chief of Metabolism to Deliver Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
A physician-scientist whose research has directly impacted the treatment of patients with immunodeficiency, autoimmune disease and cancer, will deliver the Gladstone Distinguished lecture on May 22.
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Learning Cut-and-Paste Rules to Fight a Deadly Fungus
Vaginal and oral yeast infections caused by <i>Candida</i> are rarely serious -- but in those with weak immune defenses the fungus can rapidly change, spread and even kill. A young UCSF researcher is beginning to learn how.
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New Clinical Director Envisions "Fully Connected" Intensive Care Nursery
Yao Sun, a neonatologist and perinatologist, has joined the University as the director of Clinical Programs for the William H. Tooley Intensive Care Nursery at UCSF Children's Hospital.
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UCSF to Host Integrative Medicine Forum
The campus community is invited to the 9th Annual UCSF Integrative Medicine Forum on May 18 and 19 at the Parnassus campus.
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UCSF events for June 2007
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Leaders Discuss Universal Health Care at UCSF Women's Health Summit
The National Center of Excellence in Women's Health co-hosted a summit yesterday to bring together leaders in the community for a "day of learning and dialogue."
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African Leader Champions Women's Health as Key to Economic Prosperity
UCSF Medalist Mamphela Ramphele says saving women's lives strengthens the overall prosperity of the economy.
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Prescription for Africa:
Without action, the future does not look bright in Mozambique: Fewer than 1,000 students are attending medical school, according to an expert on African higher education.
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UCSF experts cautious about vaccine for cervical cancer virus
Unknowns about the effectiveness and safety of the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine demand thoughtful deliberation by clinicians on its role in cervical cancer prevention, according to two UCSF women's health specialists.
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UCSF opens Jeffrey Modell Center to study immunodeficiency disease
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City Program Seeks Summer Jobs for Youths
UCSF managers and supervisors may offer a job to a San Francisco teenager thus summer.
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UCSF to Host Earth Fest, Bike to Work Day on May 17
The campus community is invited to learn how to be green on May 17, when UCSF hosts its Earth Fest and Bike to Work Day.
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Dentistry Dean to Take Post at NYU
Charles Bertolami, DDS, DMedSc, and professor and dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry, has accepted an appointment as dean of the New York University College of Dentistry, effective September 1, 2007.
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1st anniversary celebration of UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center
UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center first anniversary celebration May 10, 2007 (Thursday) 5:00 - 7:30 pm
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Universities, Not Companies, Drive Biotech Advancement
A study by Marks & Clerk, an intellectual property firm based in the United Kingdom, has found that during the period between 2002 and 2006, universities like UCSF and public research institutes, rather than private companies, drove advances in biotechnology.
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UCSF offers free skin cancer screenings & opens shade structure
Two special UCSF events this week emphasize sun safety. Media are invited to cover.
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Carey Drumright: Determined to Give Back to the Community
UCSF's Carey Drumright will again join the AIDS/LifeCycle in June for his sixth year in a row.
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Parking Available at Stanyan and Haight
Those who work at the UCSF Parnassus campus may pay a monthly fee to park at the corner of Stanyan and Haight streets.
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UCSF Announces Winners of Global Life Science Innovation Competition
Craig Hashi, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering, recently led his team to a first-place victory in a life science innovation competition at UCSF.
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Kids at Work Get Hands-on Lessons in Communications
UCSF Public Affairs staff hosted two groups of girls who learned about reporting and writing about science as part of Kids at UCSF Day.
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New Drug Offers Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers
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Is There an Electron in the House? A Conversation with Electron Kebebew
A man who operates on bodies and genes makes his mark...
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UCSF to establish center for study of primary immune disease in children
This month, UCSF will open one of only a small number of centers in the world dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and cure of children suffering from primary immune disorders such as the famed "bubble boy" disease.