• UCSF News
• March 21, 2011

UCSF's Yamamoto To Lead University's Research Enterprise

Keith Yamamoto, a long-time leader of the medical school's research enterprise and a key player in shaping national science policy, has been named vice chancellor for research at UCSF.

• March 21, 2011

UC Suspends Non-Essential Travel to Japan

<p>The University of California is suspending all non-essential travel to Japan by faculty, staff, and students, as recommended by the US Department of State.</p>

• March 18, 2011

Chernobyl Studies Offer Perspective on Radiation Risks

<p>A UCSF epidemiologist who has for many years studied cancer and thyroid disease in people who were exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster says it's too soon to gauge the health impacts of radiation from the Japanese nuclear reactors.&nbsp;</p>

• March 17, 2011

UCSF Invites Feedback at Operational Excellence Forums

<p>Employees are invited to come and share their concerns, frustrations and hopes for the future of UCSF at upcoming forums as the University implements changes as part of the ongoing initiative knows as Operational Excellence.</p>

• March 17, 2011

Experts Allay Fears About Radiation Exposure

<p>The UCSF School of Pharmacy-administered California Poison Control System and state health officials are urging calm along the West Coast in response to Japan’s nuclear crisis and telling people not to take iodide medication.</p>

• March 17, 2011

Journals Project Performance Shows Humanity of Hospitalized Teens

<p>Teen patients at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital inspired the “100 Journals project,” a theatrical performance by students from San Francisco’s Galileo High School’s drama department.</p>

• March 16, 2011

UC Regents Scrutinize Fiscal Crisis

<p>The University of California Regents heard this week that the 10-campus system expects to have a budget shortfall in fiscal 2011-2012 of nearly $900 million.&nbsp;</p>

• March 16, 2011

Bluestone Talks About Tricky Balancing Act Between Academia and Industry

• March 16, 2011

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Showcases New Cutting-Edge Facility

<p>More than 100 faculty members, students and staff celebrated the UCSF Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science’s new home on the Mission Bay campus on Wednesday as part of an open house to highlight the innovative services available in the cutting-edge facility.</p>

• March 15, 2011

Hippocampus Smaller in Veterans Not Recovered From PTSD, Study Shows

The hippocampus, a brain area associated with memory and stress, was about six percent smaller on average in veterans with current chronic PTSD than in veterans who had recovered from PTSD, in a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

• March 15, 2011

UCSF Ranks Among Nation's Best Medical, Nursing Schools

<p>UCSF is ranked among the nation’s top four schools for medicine and nursing, according to a new survey conducted by <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>.</p>

• March 15, 2011

Media Advisory: UCSF Therapy Clinic Showcases Latest in Rehabilitation Technology

In celebration of their new state-of-the-art academic and clinical center, the UCSF School of Medicine’s Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science invites media to an open house featuring tours and interactive demonstrations featuring the latest in PT technology.

• March 15, 2011

UCSF Study Predicts Cholera Epidemic in Haiti will Far Exceed U.S. Projections

The cholera epidemic in Haiti this year is projected to be far worse than United Nations’ projections -- perhaps 779,000 cases of cholera between March and November 2011, according to a new study.