Two from UCSF School of Nursing Receive Fulbright Awards
Julene Johnson is headed for Finland and Kari Radoff is going to Nicaragua as part of the J. William Fulbright Program.
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UCSF Receives $100 Million Gift from Benioffs for Children's Hospital
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann and Mark Laret, chief executive officer of UCSF Medical Center, announced today that Marc and Lynne Benioff have “made an extraordinary $100 million gift to UCSF Children’s Hospital.”
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Veterans Health Research Institute Presents Brain at War Conference Today
The Veterans Health Research Institute or NCIRE will present “The Brain at War: Neurocognitive Consequences of Combat” today (June 17).
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Preventing overtreatment: AP features UCSF cancer experts
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KGO features UCSF science and health education program
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McKerrow's Parasitic Disease Research Garners Mendel Medal
James McKerrow, leader of the Sandler Center for Drug Discovery at UCSF, was honored with the 2009 Mendel Medal for his work identifying the vulnerabilities of disease-causing parasites and for devising new strategies to fight them.
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UCSF economic impact covered broadly in local media
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Hebrok Appointed Director of UCSF Diabetes Center
Matthias Hebrok – one of the world's foremost experts on pancreatic development – has been appointed director of the UCSF Diabetes Center and Metabolic Research Unit.
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Science Symposium Honoring Chancellor Emeritus Draws Capacity Crowd
Chancellor Emeritus Mike Bishop was honored recently with a symposium that aimed at shedding light on important unsolved problems in biology and biomedicine.
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If mother has tooth decay, odds increase that child does too
A UCSF study examining the oral health of rural Hispanic families found that untreated tooth decay in mothers almost doubled the odds of tooth decay in children.
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UCSF student discusses role of nurse practitioners, KQED
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UCSF Opens Connie Frank Transplant Center
Thanks to the generosity of Connie Frank, patients will feel that sense of comfort when the Connie Frank Transplant Center at UCSF opens its doors on today (June 14) at the Parnassus campus.
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UCSF Serves as $6.2B Economic Engine for Bay Area
UCSF represents one of the principal economic engines in the San Francisco Bay Area, driving $6.2 billion in industry output and creating more than 39,100 jobs regionwide, according to an economic impact report released this morning.
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University Releases Economic Impact Report That Reveals its Power in San Francisco Bay Area
UCSF’s Mission Bay campus has served as a catalyst for the booming biotechnology sector in San Francisco, according to a new economic impact report released on June 11. <a href="http://www.ucsf.edu/eir">See complete story on the Economic Impact Report site</a>.
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AP and USA Today feature UCSF nursing graduate
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Vitamin D: Not just for bones, says San Francisco VA physician
It is well-known that vitamin D is essential for strong and healthy bones. However, in an article in the online “In Press” section of “Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism,” a San Francisco VA Medical Center physician reviews recent scientific literature suggesting that the vitamin may also play a role in preventing cancer, fighting infection, and controlling or preventing auto-immune disease.
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UCSF to Release Economic Impact Report on June 11
UCSF is contributing to the economic vitality of San Francisco and the Bay Area, according to a new economic impact report to be released on June 11.
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Yuqin (Grace) Dai joins Department of Neurology, Institute for Neurogenerative Diseases
New UCSF Faculty, June 2010
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UCSF's Voices Features Medical Resident
Nathaniel Gleason, a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine who is now working as a medical resident at UCSF Medical Center, is profiled in Voices, the sixth video in a series spotlighting members of the UCSF community.
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Lesbian Family Study Generates National Headlines
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Three to Receive Chancellor's Award for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and/or Transgender Leadership
The UCSF community is invited to the presentation ceremony for the 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and/or Transgender (GLBT) Leadership on June 9.
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One-dose Radiation for Breast Cancer Covered in Local News
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One-dose radiation found effective for early breast cancer
A single dose of radiation administered during surgery is as effective for patients with early forms of breast cancer as standard radiation therapy that can take as long as six weeks, according to new research findings.
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First Annual Inter-School Research Festival Fosters Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Fellows, residents and students from all four professional schools shared their research recently during the First Annual Inter-School Research Festival at UCSF.
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UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Healthcare Equality Index Score for Fourth Consecutive Year
UCSF Medical Center today became the only institution in the United States to receive a perfect score on the LGBT Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) for four consecutive years.
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UCSF to release report on economic impact on Bay Area
UCSF will release the results of an Economic Impact Report that shows the university as one of the major economic engines of the City and Bay Area in both industry output and jobs.
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McCormick featured in SF Chronicle profile
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University Introduces UCSF Mobile Web
UCSF Today summary: Now members of the UCSF community can access campus shuttle schedules and other useful information on their hand-held devices via the new UCSF Mobile Web.
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Wired.com profiles UCSF's dental technology
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UCSF fertility preservation expert featured in Chronicle