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49ers, Seahawks Fans Raise Thousands for Opposing Children's Hospitals
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Abortions Declining in U.S., Study Finds
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Researchers Watch As Our Brains Turn Sounds Into Words
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United Front in S.F.'s War on Sodas, other Sweet Drinks
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Sense in Sounds
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Tanning Beds Used by More Than A Third, Study Finds
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Seahawks-49ers Rivalry Benefits Children's Hospitals in Both Cities
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Research Claims Access To A Firearm Significantly Ups Risk Of Suicide, Homicide
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New UCSF Women's Hospital Named for Wife of Intel Co-Founder
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UCSF Team Reveals How the Brain Recognizes Speech Sounds
UCSF researchers are reporting a detailed account of how speech sounds are identified by the human brain. The finding offers unprecedented insight into the basis of human language and may shed light on language disorders, including dyslexia.
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UCSF Study Shows How the Brain Sorts Sound to Make Language
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UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Seeks Applications for Spring 2014 Cycle
UCSF's Resource Allocation Program (RAP), which offers a single online application process for a wide variety of intramural grant offerings, is now inviting applications for the Spring 2014 cycle. The electronic-submission deadline is Monday, February 24, at 2 p.m.
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Big Ideas for UCSF 2.0 Initiative Move Forward
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UCSF Receives $50M Gift for Women's Health
UCSF Medical Center will name its new women’s hospital at Mission Bay in honor of Betty Irene Moore, a patient safety pioneer and advocate.
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UCSF Team Wins $2.7 Million Grant for Innovative Project to Reduce Premature Births
The funding will allow the UCSF team to continue to pursue development of the Smart Diaphragm, a wireless monitoring and warning system for early signs of preterm birth.
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Better Stem Cell Recipes Through Physics
UCSF scientist Valerie Weaver, PhD, received a $1.2 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for research that explores the transformation of stem cells into specialized cell types.
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Ophthalmologist Wins International Award
UCSF's Richard Abbott, MD, has been named the 2014 International Duke Elder medalist, which is awarded every four years to an ophthalmologist for leadership and teaching and major contributions in the field of ophthalmology.
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Who will replace Susan Desmond-Hellmann at UCSF: Committee to Sift Candidates
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Mission Bay Garage Helps to Create Parks, Open Space in Neighborhood
Sold-out San Francisco Giants games at AT&T Park have led to a greener southeastern waterfront, thanks to a unique program sponsored by UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay Third Street Garage.
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UCSF Ahead of Curve in Water Conservation
UCSF's multiple water-saving projects have resulted in savings of 29 million gallons of water annually. UC President Janet Napolitano has issued a challenge to all 10 UC campuses to reduce water consumption 20 percent by the year 2020.
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Should Schools Teach Kids to Meditate?
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UCSF 2.0 Pursues Big Ideas to Chart Its Direction to 2025
Over the next few months, big ideas generated in the strategic effort known as UCSF 2.0 will be refined and compiled into “idea maps” that can be incorporated into a long-term vision for the University.
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Helping Smokers Quit, or Not Start in the First Place
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Biases in Animal Studies May Differ From Those In Clinical Trials, UCSF Study Finds
A new analysis of animal studies on cholesterol-lowering statins by UC San Francisco researchers found that non-industry studies had results that favored the drugs even more than studies funded by industry.
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Immune System Drives Pregnancy Complications after Fetal Surgery in Mice
UCSF researchers have shown that, in mice at least, pregnancy complications after fetal surgery are triggered by activation of the mother’s T cells.
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Medical Center CEO Appointed Chair of Prestigious Board
Mark Laret, chief executive officer of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, will lead the California Hospital Association (CHA) Board of Trustees in 2014.
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UCSF's School of Medicine Dean Named Interim Chancellor
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UCSF Medical Center Executive Elected 2014 Board Chair of California Hospital Association
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Sam Hawgood Named Interim UCSF Chancellor
Sam Hawgood's career at UCSF has spanned 32 years, starting as a fellow and leading up to his appointment as interim chancellor, which the UC Board of Regents approved on Jan. 23.
