Archive: Robert Wachter Appointed as New Chair of Department of Medicine
Dean Talmadge E. King Jr. announced the appointment of Robert Wachter as the new chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine.
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Archive: UCSF to Showcase Film Series to Raise Awareness of People with Disabilities
UCSF is launching a new film series to raise awareness of disabilities as part of the University’s efforts to foster equity, inclusion and appreciation of diversity of all kinds.
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Archive: Ophir Klein Awarded $8M NIDCR Grant for Dental Stem Cell Research
Ophir Klein has been awarded one of two inaugural grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research that are meant to encourage long-term ambitious and innovative research.
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Archive: UCSF Helps Launch NIH Precision Medicine Cohort Program
UCSF is helping to launch a landmark effort by the NIH to engage 1 million U.S. participants in research aimed at preventing and treating disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics.
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Archive: Polina Ilieva: UCSF Archivist Preserving University’s Storied Past for a Dynamic Future
Polina Ilieva, who oversees UCSF Archives and Special Collections, is working to preserve the items in the collection, to make them accessible to internal and external audiences, and to move toward digitizing the entire collection of artifacts.
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Archive: UCSF at Dreamforce 2016: Watch the Highlights
Watch the highlights from some of UCSF's foremost scientists who participated in the Dreamforce conference this year.
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Archive: UCSF Joins Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs to Open College Doors for California Teens
UCSF is part of a University of California partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to bring an Early Academic Outreach Program to several cities around the state.
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Archive: Study Sees Link Between Allergies and the Infant Gut
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Archive: Melvin Grumbach, influential SF pediatrician, dies
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Archive: Sugar vs. fat debate gets new life after study casts doubt on consensus
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Archive: Melvin Malcolm Grumbach, Renowned Pediatric Endocrinologist, Dies at 90
Melvin Malcolm Grumbach, a leading figure in the field of pediatric endocrinology who is credited with making the UCSF Department of Pediatrics one of the top programs in the world, died Oct. 4 at the age of 90.
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Archive: How to spot depression and anxiety in children
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Archive: How brain cells move through newborn babies’ brains
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Archive: Human Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth, Research Finds
Researchers at UCSF have discovered a previously unknown mass migration of inhibitory neurons into the brain’s frontal cortex during the first few months after birth.
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Archive: How a School of Dentistry Lab Joined Fight Against Zika
Lenore Pereira, a virologist and professor in School of Dentistry’s Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, is in the middle of crucial research to understand how the mosquito-borne Zika virus harms the babies of women infected during pregnancy.
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Archive: Replacing Myelin Protects Nerve Cells, Restores Function in Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis
Using a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, UCSF scientists demonstrated that regenerating myelin can both protect neurons from damage and restore lost function.
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Archive: Undoing the Harm of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Years of research have shown that trauma and adverse events in childhood can put a person at an elevated risk for a wide range of physical and mental health problems across their life span. But the scope and significance of that impact – and how to reverse it – is just beginning to come into focus.
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Archive: Chancellor Highlights UCSF’s Economic, Community Impact in 2016 State of the University
UCSF’s investment and involvement in the community has continued to grow, and Chancellor Sam Hawgood spoke Tuesday about the tangible impacts the University has made on San Francisco and the Bay Area.
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Archive: Marines visit sick children at UCSF Benioff hospital during Fleet Week
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Archive: While Congress Dithered, the Zika Virus Flourished in Puerto Rico
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Archive: Childhood Adversity Linked with Shorter Telomeres
Major childhood psychological and social stressors, increase the odds of shorter telomere length in adulthood, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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Archive: UCSF Joins Precision Medicine Study for Pancreatic Cancer
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of only 12 academic centers in the U.S. joining a large national precision medicine study that aims to improve survival for pancreatic cancer patients.
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Archive: Seven UCSF Scientists Receive NIH ‘Blue-Sky’ Research Awards
The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to seven UCSF scientists to pursue innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research.
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Archive: UCSF’s Health Sciences Enterprise is a $5.4 Billion Engine of Economic Growth
UCSF is a driving force of the San Francisco Bay Area economy, with an $8.9 billion economic impact that sustains nearly 43,000 jobs throughout the region, according to a new analysis.
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Archive: Pediatric oncologist says Swim Across America keeps program afloat
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Archive: Will Programmable Immune “Cellbots” Be the Next Weapon Against Cancer?
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Archive: ‘Cellbots’ Chase Down Cancer, Deliver Drugs Directly to Tumors
UCSF scientists have engineered human immune cells that can precisely locate diseased cells anywhere in the body and execute a wide range of customizable responses, including the delivery of drugs or other therapeutic payloads directly to tumors or other unhealthy tissues.
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Archive: Slideshow: Back to School 2015
This year brought 933 new students to UC San Francisco – most of whom celebrated with white coat ceremonies and other happenings across campus. Browse the photos in the slideshow to see this year’s
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Archive: Lawrence Green Awarded Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health
Lawrence Green will receive the Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health, the oldest and most prestigious award bestowed by the American Public Health Association.
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Archive: Poverty May Be Risk Factor for Reduced Cognitive Function in Midlife, Study Shows
Persistent poverty in young adulthood and midlife may elevate one’s risk for lower cognitive function by age 50.