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Call for Nominations for Exceptional Physician Award
UCSF Medical Center is seeking nominations for the Exceptional Physician Award by March 31.
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UCSF School of Medicine Reports on Retreat
The medical school has posted a report from its recent retreat that tackled tough issues, such as developing sustainable economic models for medical and graduate education and achieving diversity to promote excellence.
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Angela Davis to Talk About Creating Change at UCSF Center for Gender Equity's Anniversary
Social activist and scholar Angela Davis, professor emerita at UC Santa Cruz, will speak at UCSF on April 15 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Center for Gender Equity.
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Newsweek cites UCSF researcher on abortion stigma
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UC Students, Leaders Unite in Sacramento
UC and student leaders forged a united front in Sacramento when they joined forces to press lawmakers to fully fund the university and student financial aid. <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22941">Read the story on the UC Office of the President website</a>.
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UCSF/Rhodessa Jones performance showcases women of color with HIV
<i>Dancing with the Clown of Love</i>, a Rhodessa Jones’ Medea Project featuring participants in the UCSF Women’s HIV Program and Family Services Network alongside longtime Medea performers. The women will use spoken word, performance, dance and music to express personal stories about living with HIV.
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New study examines progress in meeting international health goals
A new study co-authored by a UCSF resident physician and published this week examines why low-income countries are making poor progress in meeting international health goals. Study researcher Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, of the Department of Medicine at UCSF and Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, said findings highlight the importance of looking at the entire health experience of a family, rather than just one or a few diseases.
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Breast Cancer Lab Discoveries Quickly Lead to New Clinical Trial
New UCSF clinical trial tests intermittent high-dosage treatment for HER2-positive breast cancers.
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UCSF Cardiologist quoted on local CBS News
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Four Professors to Receive Distinguished Teaching, Mentoring Awards
Four professors will receive this year’s distinction in teaching and mentoring awards at a ceremony at UCSF on April 14.
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Popular Science features Bluestone diabetes research
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UCSF Experts Help Shape 10-Year Plan to Prepare for Demand in Dementia Care
A panel of experts appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom recently presented an action plan as the approaching “age wave may bring a potential crisis in Alzheimer’s and dementia care” to San Francisco.
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Stress-affected brain region is smaller in veterans with PTSD
A specific region of the hippocampus, a brain structure that is essential to memory, is significantly smaller in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder than in those without the condition, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
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UC Leaders Denounce Racism, Incivility
Leaders of the University of California, including UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, are condemning the acts of racism, intolerance and incivility after a few incidents at some UC campuses. <a>Read their statement on the UC website</a>.
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Chancellor Provides Update on Administrative, Operational Project
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann today updated the University community on the progress of the administrative and operating efficiencies work group.
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Marin IJ covers UCSF dental scientist's award
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UCSF Human Performance Center featured on Good Morning America
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NYT, Reuters quote UCSF radiology expert
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KPIX-TV features UCSF gene therapy trial for Parkinson's disease
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UCSF researchers identify a molecular link between thymic tumors and autoimmunity
UCSF researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that explains why patients with tumors of the thymus, or thymoma, often develop autoimmune disorders.
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Greenspan to Receive American Association for Dental Research Scientist Award
John Greenspan, whose dental and oral health research has led to major contributions to HIV research and care, is the recipient of the 2010 American Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award.
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UCSF Psychiatrist Featured in Story About Teen Suicide
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UCSF Medical Center CEO profiled in hospital magazine
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UCSF Primary Care Group Opens at Mount Zion, Accepts Patients
Two doctors are now accepting patients at a new primary care group practice at UCSF’s Mount Zion campus.
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Senator Specter Urges UCSF Community to Exert Political Power
Senator Arlen Specter visited UCSF last week talking about health care reform -- the topic of today’s nationally televised summit in Washington DC.
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AP story on decline in primary care quotes UCSF physician
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UC Answers Questions About Restart of Pension Contributions
Gary Schlimgen, director of pension and retirement programs at the University of California Office of the President, answers questions about the restart of contributions to the UC Retirement Plan. <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22856">Read more on the UC website</a>.
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New Cancer Fighting Strategy Emerges from Antibody Signaling Discovery
A new discovery about cancer and the immune system points to previously unrecognized targets for drug development to battle solid tumors.
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New cancer-fighting strategy focuses on signaling molecules
Cancer researchers studying the immune system have identified a previously unrecognized set of targets and biomarkers to battle solid tumors.