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UCSF Children's Hospital ranks among nation's best in eight specialties
UCSF Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s best children’s hospitals in eight specialties and is one of the top-ranked facilities in California, according to the new 2010-11 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” survey conducted by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>.
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UC Initiative Aims to Increase Faculty Diversity in Health Sciences
UCSF’s Renee Navarro and Amy Levine, both champions of diversity, played pivotal roles in the recent UC Diversity Pipeline Initiative, which encourages female students to pursue careers as faculty in the health sciences.
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Symposium to Address Unsolved Problems in BioMedicine to Honor Chancellor Emeritus
The UCSF community is invited to a symposium to address unsolved health problems, such as cancer and malaria, as a tribute to the 11-year tenure of Mike Bishop, MD, former chancellor of UCSF.
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UCSF Awards Exceptional Service at Founders Day Luncheon
Eleven members of the UCSF community were honored recently for their extraordinary contributions during the Founders Day Luncheon.
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UCSF Community Gears Up for AIDS Walk San Francisco
It’s time to show your community spirit by joining a UCSF team to raise funds in AIDS Walk San Francisco, which takes place in Golden Gate Park on July 18.
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KGO report on torn arteries cites UCSF vascular surgeon
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Julius Named to Receive the Shaw Prize
For his groundbreaking work on the sensation of touch, David Julius, PhD, professor and chair of the UCSF Department of Physiology, has been named to receive the 2010 Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine.
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UCSF analyses detail tobacco industry influence on health policy
Three new UCSF studies describe the wide reach of the tobacco industry and its influence on young people, military veterans and national health care reform.
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French Promoted to Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications and University Relations
UC Regents approve appointment of Barbara J. French as vice chancellor for strategic communications and university relations.
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UCSF Master's Degree Candidate Nominated as UC Student Regent
If approved by the full UC Board of Regents in July, Alfredo Mireles Jr. could become the first UCSF student to serve as UC Student Regent in nearly two decades.
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Brief exercise reduces impact of stress on cell aging, UCSF study shows
Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level.
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Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Showcases Research Progress
The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted an afternoon event on the Mission Bay campus on May 12 to showcase recent progress and current research directions in the fight against cancer.
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San Francisco Chronicle Profiles Pediatric Surgeon Diana Farmer
Diana Farmer, the world's first female fetal surgeon, shares her story from her early years as a self-described science geek to her current role as an advocate for high-quality patient care.
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Students Get Look Inside UCSF
Undergraduate students from as far away as Fresno came to UCSF recently for an inside look at one of the nation’s best graduate schools.
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Dean Hawgood Gives Preview of Stem Cell Building
The UCSF community can get a preview of the new stem cell building now under construction on the Parnassus campus by checking out a blog by Sam Hawgood, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine.
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USA Today quotes UCSF on tennis legend's tendonitis
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Discovery of Stem Cell Illuminates Human Brain Evolution, Points to Therapies
UCSF scientists have discovered a new stem cell in the developing human brain. The cell produces nerve cells that help form the neocortex - the site of higher cognitive function -- and likely accounts for the dramatic expansion of the region in the lineages that lead to man, the researchers say.
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UCSF hosting free heart and health screenings for San Francisco high school athletes
Special event with 400 San Francisco high school athletes to increase community awareness of the importance of cardiac screening in young people.
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Genetic home tests in the crosshairs on KQED Forum
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Provenge, a New Prostate Cancer Vaccine, Will Soon Be Available at UCSF
The cancer vaccine sipuleucel-T -- now commercially branded as Provenge -- will soon be available at a select group of medical centers nationwide, including UCSF.
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Grove gift launches translational medicine program at UCSF & UC Berkeley
Former Intel Corp. chief executive Andy Grove has pledged $1.5 million to two University of California campuses – San Francisco and Berkeley – to jointly launch the first program of its kind aimed at accelerating the translation of cutting-edge research into advances in patient care.
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UCSF Celebrates Commencement 2010
Graduation season is in full swing at UCSF with commencement ceremonies that continue next month for the schools of dentistry and nursing.
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UC Taps UC Davis Manager as Staff Advisor-Designate
Penelope “Penny” Herbert, a manager at UC Davis, has been selected to represent staff and non-Senate academic employees in UC Board of Regents deliberations and decisions.
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Grant Supports UCSF Research in Lead Cause of Trauma Deaths
Mitchell Cohen, MD, UCSF assistant professor of surgery, has received a $225,000 research grant from the National Trauma Institute to investigate the timing and mechanism of traumatic coagulopathy.
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Grove gift, Chancellor featured in WSJ and NYT
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Chancellor Shares Plans for Achieving "Operational Excellence"
Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann delivered some good news on Tuesday saying that UCSF will look to cut $18 million from its operating budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 -- a decrease from the previously stated goal of achieving financial savings ranging from $28 million to $40 million.
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Processed meat contributes more to heart disease
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Study pinpoints how a normally defensive immune response can help HIV
Researchers have identified how a normal response to infection, one that usually serves to limit the amount of inflammation, actually contributes to disease progression and viral persistence in HIV-infected patients.
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NCIRE releases "Welcome Home" DVD for returning service members and veterans
NCIRE-The Veterans Health Research Institute has announced the release of “Welcome Home: Support from the Ground Up,” a DVD resource guide for returning service members, Veterans, their families, and their loved ones.