• UCSF News
• May 16, 2012

Archive: UCSF School of Medicine Celebrates 2012 Commencement

<p>The UCSF School of Medicine congratulated students on May 11 for their success in graduating from one of the best medical schools in the country.</p>

• UCSF News
• May 15, 2012

Archive: Malaria Conference Draws Experts Aimed at Eradicating the Disease

Malaria might be eliminated from countries it has plagued for centuries, according to malaria experts who gathered for the Bay Area World Malaria Day Symposium on April 25 at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.

• May 15, 2012

Archive: UCSF School of Dentistry Successfully Concludes 2012 Accreditation Process

<p>Preliminary conclusions of the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) tell a positive story about the UCSF School of Dentistry in its 131st year.</p>

• May 14, 2012

Archive: Preventing Depression Requires Proactive Interventions by Health Care System

Since major depressive episodes can be prevented, the health care system should provide routine access to depression-prevention interventions, just as patients receive standard vaccines, UCSF researcher Ricardo F. Muñoz says.

• May 14, 2012

Archive: Are People with HIV/AIDS More Prone to Sudden Cardiac Death?

What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives?

• May 11, 2012

Archive: Social Security: Fixing the Glaring Gap for Women

After a lifetime of lower wages and time out of the labor market for caregiving, women typically receive less from Social Security than men, with millions of widows and women of color falling into poverty in old age.

• UCSF News
• May 11, 2012

Archive: UCSF School of Pharmacy Celebrates 2012 Commencement

<p>Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, congratulated the graduates of the nation's top-ranked pharmacy school while faculty, friends and family members looked on at the 2012 commencement ceremony at Davies Symphony Hall on May 4.</p>

• May 11, 2012

Archive: Targeted Gene Therapy Offers Relief from Pain and Inflammation

<p>Aditi Bhargava, PhD, associate professor in the UCSF School of Medicine, is using a technique known as RNA interference to develop a gene therapy system that sends specific commands to certain neurons, or nerve cells, telling them to turn off pain or stop inflammation.</p>

• May 10, 2012

Archive: Spotlight: Jocel Dumlao

• UCSF News
• May 10, 2012

Archive: UCSF Faculty Climate Survey Shows Significant Improvement Over a Decade

<p>UCSF has seen a significant improvement in the career and work satisfaction of UCSF faculty over the last decade, according to the findings of a recent faculty climate survey.&nbsp;</p>

• May 10, 2012

Archive: Pharmacy School Remembers Harry W. Hind

<p>Harry W. Hind, a 1939 graduate of the <abbr title="University of California, San Francisco">UCSF</abbr> School of Pharmacy who invented solutions that revolutionized contact lens use, as well as a topical patch to treat pain from shingles, died on April 12. He was 96.</p>

• UCSF News
• May 9, 2012

Archive: Long-term Use of Osteoporosis Medication May Reduce Bone Fracture Risk for Some Patients

Continuing a popular but controversial treatment for osteoporosis could reduce spine fracture risk for a particular group of patients, but others could see little to no change if they discontinue it, according to a researcher at UCSF.

• UCSF News
• May 9, 2012

Archive: UCSF Salutes Extraordinary Contributions During Founders Day Luncheon

<p>Eleven members of the UCSF community were honored recently for their extraordinary contributions to the University and beyond during the 30th annual Founders Day luncheon.</p>

• May 8, 2012

Archive: UCSF Repeats Impressive Energy Savings

<p>PG&E representatives congratulated UCSF recently for reaching another milestone — $2.7 million in incentives that the University earned for reducing annual energy consumption that is the equivalent of taking more than 1,000 cars off the road.</p>

• May 8, 2012

Archive: UCSF Students, Residents Take Center Stage at Research Festival

<p>Students and residents involved in a comprehensive training and mentoring program were given the opportunity to showcase their research as part of the 2012 Inter-School Research and Scholarly Activity Festival.</p>

• May 7, 2012

Archive: Hellman Visiting Artist Program Fosters Dialogue About Creativity and the Brain

<p>Old-time fiddler Heidi Clare Lambert, artist in residence at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center, is part of the unique Hellman Visiting Artist Program, which was created to foster dialogue about creativity and the brain.</p>