• January 18, 2005

"Twins or More" free workshop for expectant parents, February 12

A free, half-day workshop for expectant parents of "twins or more" will be held Saturday, February 12, in San Francisco.

• January 18, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-18

• January 14, 2005

Lecture on Cultural Competence in Health Care

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, a UCLA researcher studying disparities in health care outcomes of ethnic minorities with cancer, will present the Fourth Annual Christopher N.H. Jenkins Cancer Control Award Lecture on Monday, Jan. 24, 6 to 8 p.m..

• January 14, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-14

• January 13, 2005

2004: The Year in Review

UCSF had another productive year – proving its global leadership as a health sciences campus in research, patient care and teaching.

• January 13, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-13

• UCSF News
• January 13, 2005

Ophthalmologist Receives Award for Eye Research

UCSF Professor of Ophthalmology Todd Margolis has received an award that will help fund his research to ultimately treat patients with herpes simplex virus (HSV) eye disease.

• January 12, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-12

• January 12, 2005

Tobacco industry continues to undercut research linking cigarettes and cancer

A study of once-confidential tobacco industry documents reveals that in the past few years several tobacco companies have continued to support research challenging the link between cancer and a potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke.

• UCSF News
• January 12, 2005

Pharmacy Dean Offers Perspective on Campus Life

School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble offers her perspective on work-life challenges at UCSF and her personal reflections on being a Japanese woman in a new interview posted on the Supportive Work Environment <a href="http://www.ucsf.edu/swe/sweetInterviewKoda.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">website</a>.

• January 12, 2005

UC Reaches $168-Million Settlement with Enron Directors in Securities Fraud Case

The University of California, lead plaintiff for investors in the Enron securities litigation, reached another milestone in its ongoing case against Enron.

• January 11, 2005

Governor Issues 2005-06 State Budget Proposal

Finally, after four years of state budget cuts, the UC system received good news in the 2005-06 budget proposed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday.

• January 11, 2005

UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning classes begin in February

The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) continues its second year this winter with four new courses starting in February. The courses are for the public.

• January 11, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-11

• January 11, 2005

Grassroots Effort Raises $6,800 for Tsunami Relief

UCSF staff at Laurel Heights deserve some high fives. Last week, they raised nearly $6,800, mostly from $5 donations, to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

• January 10, 2005

Author, Anthropologist to Lecture on 'Maternal Love and Ambivalence"

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, PhD, noted author, anthropologist and expert in primate sociobiology, will present the Tenth Annual Maurice Galante Lecture on Monday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., in Cole Hall.

• January 10, 2005

Health Care Costs Three Times Higher for Kids with Special Needs

A UCSF study estimates that the US has some 11 million children with special health care needs, and that their health care expenditures are three times higher than other children.

• January 10, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-10

• January 7, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-07

• January 7, 2005

UCSF events for February 2005

• January 6, 2005

Partial Knee Replacement Gets Grandmother Back in Action

Vicki McCulley tore up her knee 17 years ago while hotdogging on a swing. But after years of pain and walking like a crab, she is back in action, thanks to a procedure at UCSF.

• January 6, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-06

• January 5, 2005

Sexual Behavior Not Influenced by Increasing Young Women's Access to 'Morning After Pill'

Young women showed no reduction in their use of contraceptives, nor any other changes in their sexual behavior when provided with easier access to the "morning after pill," according to a UCSF study.

• January 5, 2005

ICN Nurse Honored

Cynthia Jensen, a charge nurse in the Intensive Care Nursery at UCSF Children's Hospital, was honored in late December as the winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

• January 5, 2005

Short Takes - 2005-01-05

• January 4, 2005

Study: Sexual behavior not influenced by increasing young women's access to "morning after pill"

Young, urban women showed no reduction in their use of contraceptives, nor any other changes in their sexual behavior when provided with easier access to the so-called "morning after pill," also known as emergency contraception (EC), according to UCSF researchers.

• January 4, 2005

'Five to Save Lives' - Staff Effort to Raise Money for Tsunami Victims

A campaign, launched by a group on the Laurel Heights campus, aims to raise $10,000 in five days for tsunami and earthquake victims.

• January 3, 2005

Professor Elected Vice-President of International Association for Dental Research

Deborah Greenspan, interim chair of the Department of Orofacial Sciences at the UCSF School of Dentistry, has been elected vice president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

• January 3, 2005

Honors for Commitment to Diversity

Three campus members, who are leaders in promoting ethnic diversity at UCSF, have been named winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Award.

• January 3, 2005

Program Trains Low-Income SF Residents for Campus Jobs

The Community Outreach Internship Program is recruiting departments for its ninth year of training community residents for jobs at UCSF.