• May 16, 2011

Archive: UCSF Faculty Provide Health Expertise to People of Japan

<p>UCSF has produced a series of public service announcements to address mental health issues and other health-related issues in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11 and continuing crises at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.</p>

• May 16, 2011

Archive: UCSF Leaders Join Visiting Japanese Scholars in Remembrance

<p>UCSF leaders gathered May 11 to acknowledge the impact the earthquake, tsunami and ongoing nuclear crisis has had on people in Japan and to show support of visiting Japanese students and scholars.</p>

• May 13, 2011

Archive: Nine UCSF Students Selected for Prestigious Schweitzer Fellowship

<p>UCSF students representing all four professional schools were selected as Bay Area Schweitzer Fellows and will spend the next year addressing health disparities in San Francisco.&nbsp;</p>

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• May 13, 2011

Archive: UCSF Experts to Kick Off AIDS Walk at Forum on May 17

<p>The campus community is invited to hear about the past, present and future of UCSF's role in combatting HIV/AIDS during a forum on May 17 to mark 30 years of AIDS and the official kick off the University's participation in the 25th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco.</p>

• May 12, 2011

Archive: More Than 40 Percent of "Oldest Old" Women Show Cognitive Problems in Study

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• May 12, 2011

Archive: UCSF Taps Jaime Sepulveda to Lead Global Health Efforts

UCSF has named international global health leader Jaime Sepúlveda as executive director of UCSF Global Health Sciences on September 1.

• May 12, 2011

Archive: UCSF to Host Open House at Infant Child Care Center on May 17

<p>The UCSF community is invited to help celebrate the grand reopening of the Marilyn&nbsp;Reed Lucia Child Care Study Center during&nbsp;an open house and tour on May 17, from noon to 2 p.m.&nbsp;</p>

• May 11, 2011

Archive: Laws No Longer a Barrier to Universal HIV Testing in Most States, UCSF Reports

<p>Today, only five states have some level of conflict&nbsp;with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations&nbsp;that doctors offer HIV testing as a routine part of health care for all people aged 13 to 64, according to a new UCSF report.</p>

• May 11, 2011

Archive: UC Graduate Students Explain Their Role in Research at Advocacy Day in Sacramento

<p>Each of the deans of graduate education for the 10 UC campuses sent two students who have recently completed work on their doctoral degrees to the state capitol, where lawmakers are embroiled in painful decision-making to address state budget shortfalls.</p>

• May 11, 2011

Archive: UCSF Launches New Master's Degree Program in Biomedical Imaging

<p><span>As the leading health science campus for the UC system, UCSF is uniquely positioned to offer a new master’s degree program in biomedical imaging, which has greatly progressed in the last decade, increasing the speed and quality of imaging and driving a greater need for advanced education.</span></p>

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• May 11, 2011

Archive: UCSF Reorganizes Diversity-Related Efforts Under One Office

<p>As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen diversity and achieve operational efficiencies at UCSF, the University is coordinating and consolidating programs under the recently formed Office of Diversity and Outreach.</p>

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• May 10, 2011

Archive: UCSF Offers Free Screenings, Raises Awareness of Skin Cancer

<p>UCSF, in partnership with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Chinatown Public Health Clinic, offered free skin cancer screenings in Chinatown to mark National Skin Cancer Awareness Month.</p>

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• May 10, 2011

Archive: Rise in Deadly Skin Cancers Among Young Women is Linked to Wealth

<p>Rates of deadly skin cancers are climbing among girls and young women. Researchers discover that the increase may be linked to sun exposure among the well-off.</p>

• May 10, 2011

Archive: UCSF Faculty Provide Health Expertise to People of Japan in Video PSAs

<p>UCSF has produced a series of video public service announcements (PSAs) that offer faculty expertise in coping with mental stress and other health-related issues in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11 and continuing crises at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.</p>

• May 9, 2011

Archive: "UCSF's Got Talent" Competition Returns May 10

• May 6, 2011

Archive: UCSF Heart Doctors Uncover Significant Bias in Taser(r) Safety Studies

The ongoing controversy surrounding the safety of using TASER® electrical stun guns took a new turn today when a team of cardiologists at the University of California, San Francisco announced findings suggesting that much of the current TASER®-related safety research may be biased due to ties to the devices’ manufacturer, TASER International, Inc.

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• May 6, 2011

Archive: Media Advisory: UCSF to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings in Chinatown

The UCSF Department of Dermatology, in partnership with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Chinatown Public Health Clinic, will offer free skin cancer screenings in Chinatown to mark National Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

• May 6, 2011

Archive: UCSF Stem Cell Studies to Focus on Muscular Dystrophy, Heart Disease, Cancer

Three UCSF scientists have received grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance their investigations of treatment strategies for degenerative muscle diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, and heart disease, and to determine why human embryonic stem cells are susceptible to forming tumors.

• May 5, 2011

Archive: UCSF Botulism Research Translates Into Bioterrorism Treatment

<p>UCSF's basic research over nearly two decades has led to the first novel antitoxin to treat botulism in nearly a century – becoming the first recombinant human therapy to target one of the most dangerous substances known to man and offering a new defense against bioterrorism.</p>