University of California San Francisco
<p>The 10,911-foot view from the top of Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park is a familiar sight for Rowan Jimenez. It marked a triumphant return from his double lung transplant surgery.</p>
<p>Michael Harrison, MD, founder and director emeritus of the Fetal Treatment Center at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and director of the UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium, was recognized recently with the Ronald McDonald House Charities Medical Award of Excellence.</p>
<p>UCSF neuroscientists have found that by training on attention tests, people young and old can improve brain performance and multitasking skills.</p>
<p>Two UCSF-affiliated individuals were the victims of sexual assault between 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. </p>
A new molecular test developed by doctors at UCSF may give doctors the ability to better predict post-operative early-stage lung cancer mortality.
<p>UCSF is rolling out its Employee Giving Program, an annual opportunity for faculty and staff to give back to and strengthen their community.</p>
<p><span class="field-content">The Australian government, with support of UCSF's Global Health Group, will host <a href="http://malaria2012conference.com/">"Malaria 2012: Saving Lives</a>" in the Asia-Pacific in Sydney, Australia, to showcase progress throughout the Asia Pacific region in controlling and eliminating malaria. </span></p>
<p><span>Beginning November 5, UCSF will join the University of California system to survey all faculty, staff, students and trainees about their experiences with campus climate relating to respect, diversity and inclusion.</span></p>
<p>Members of the UCSF community who want to show support for the relief and recovery of victims from Hurricane Sandy may give to the American Red Cross through Causes.com.</p>
<p>Transportation and traffic in around San Francisco will be affected as the Giants victory parade will be held Halloween day, Wednesday, Oct. 31.</p>
<p>UCSF is launching a new effort to boost research development to help the University’s scientists better compete in an increasingly complex funding environment.</p>
<p>Students may begin their medical school careers riding on a cloud of altruism and goodwill, but it’s not long before the grueling schedule, avalanche of new vocabulary and stubborn patients can take a toll. UCSF's David Watts, MD, argues that a healthy dose of literature – poems and stories, specifically — be a core part of the student experience.</p>
<p>AT&T Park – home of the World Series champions, the San Francisco Giants – will become a science wonderland when the Bay Area Science Festival concludes again with a free science extravaganza on Saturday, Nov. 3. </p>
<p>Weeks after winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, and John Gurdon, PhD, were able to celebrate their monumental achievement together for stem cell discoveries made half a century – and half a world – apart.</p>
<p>For the children, women and cancer patients who will be treated there, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will be an invaluable resource offering groundbreaking care for patients and a full range of amenities for their visiting family members.</p>