Short Takes - 2005-01-14
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Short Takes - 2005-01-13
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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.
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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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.
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Short Takes - 2005-01-12
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Short Takes - 2005-01-11
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Short Takes - 2005-01-10
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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.
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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.
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UCSF events for February 2005
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Short Takes - 2005-01-07
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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.
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Short Takes - 2005-01-06
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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.
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Short Takes - 2005-01-05
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Public forum on ethical issues in health care
A new six-week community education course exploring contemporary issues in health care ethics will begin Wednesday, February 9, 2005, as part of the UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
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UCSF presents classes on health policy and ethics, global health and obesity
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is offering new classes for the public on important issues facing society, ranging from what to expect in the next decade ...
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Course on obesity will explore the science behind the headlines
Each day brings new headlines about the growing epidemic of obesity. Two thirds of adults in the United States are overweight and the rates of childhood obesity are skyrocketing. The human and medical costs are enormous.