UCSF Community Joins Together in Relief Efforts for Haiti
With numerous personnel waiting to board planes to the earthquake zone, concerned students, faculty and staff are busy raising money and collecting medical supplies to assist the victims.
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Regional media feature testimony from UCSF expert on cadmium ban
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UCSF Neuroscience Building to drive advances against brain diseases
UCSF is set to construct a major neuroscience building on its Mission Bay campus. The building will bring under one roof several of the world’s leading clinical and basic research programs seeking cures for intractable neurological disorders.
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UCSF resource on toxic substances featured in LA Times
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Neurosciences Building to Take Scientific Research to the Next Level
UCSF is proceeding with the construction of the neurosciences building at Mission Bay, where some of the world’s best scientists and clinicians will collaborate to prevent and cure diseases of the brain.
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SF Chronicle story targets UC executive pay
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UCSF appoints new leader for finance and administration
UCSF has appointed John Plotts, a 30-year financial veteran, to oversee the fiscal and operational management of the life sciences university.
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Even a small dietary reduction in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths
Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each year, according to a new study. Such benefits are on par with the benefits from reductions in smoking and could save the United States about $24 billion in healthcare costs, the researchers add.
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National, international news highlight UCSF study on telomeres and omega-3 fatty acids
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Low Vitamin D Levels Are Associated With Greater Risk of Relapse in Childhood-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of relapse attacks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who develop the disease during childhood, according to a study conducted by researchers from UCSF.
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UCSF Medical Center Incentive Award Program Fact Sheet
For the past eight years, UCSF Medical Center has rewarded performance based on organizational goals through an Incentive Award Program (IAP) across all levels of management and staff. Begun in 2001, the program uses a pay-for-performance approach to focus staff on helping to improve patient safety and quality, patient satisfaction and financial performance throughout the medical center.
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Study Indicates Link Between Second-Hand Smoke, Narrowed Neck Artery, and Dementia
Non-smokers with both long-term exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke and narrowing of the artery that brings blood to the brain had three times the risk of developing dementia than people without either of those risk factors, according to a study led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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UCSF Nursing Informatics Specialist Selected for National Leadership Program
Nursing informatics specialist Sandra Ng has been selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics to participate in an emerging leaders program.
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Trial Will Test Benefits of Yoga and Stretching among People at Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease
Researchers hope that gentle yoga and active stretching will prove enjoyable and sustainable for people with metabolic syndrome, while also improving their health.
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UCSF researchers spotlighted by Newsweek
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Chancellor to Join Panel on Faculty Mentoring
The Faculty Mentoring Program invites the UCSF community to learn about the role of mentors in shaping careers during a panel discussion on January 25.
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Pharmacy expert speaks on NPR on the biological basis for race
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UCSF Provides Information on How to Help Haiti
There are many ways that the UCSF community can help survivors of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti.
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UCSF Activates Disaster Assistance Team, Holds Town Hall Following Earthquake in Haiti
UCSF Emergency Management expert Christopher Jones will conduct a town hall meeting today (Jan. 14) at 3 p.m. in Toland Hall to discuss disaster assistance following Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.
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UCSF study analyzes California stem cell initiative progress
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has overcome start-up challenges, been selectively influenced by criticism, and ultimately has adhered to its core mission, according to a new UCSF analysis published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). UCSF researchers Joel W. Adelson, MD, PhD, MPH, and Joanna K. Weinberg, JD, LLM, both with the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging, School of Nursing, interviewed major stakeholders—supporters and opponents—and analyzed documents and meeting notes for the analysis.
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Expert to Talk about Body's Natural Defenses in Preventing, Treating Cancer
Cancer survivor David Servan-Schreiber, a physician, neuroscientist and science writer, will speak about preventing and treating cancer at UCSF on Friday, Jan. 15.
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Cognitively impaired elderly women get unneeded screening mammography, study finds
A significant percentage of U.S. women 70 years or older who were severely cognitively impaired received screening mammography that was unlikely to benefit them, according to a study of 2,131 elderly women conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
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UCSF to Celebrate MLK Week with Series of Events
The UCSF community is invited to hear UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake, a longtime UC leader and champion of diversity, deliver the keynote address on Friday during Martin Luther King, Jr. events.
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Student Newspaper Interviews UCSF Chancellor
Despite tough financial challenges ahead, UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, says she's optimistic about the University’s future, according to Synapse, the student newspaper which posted a story following a Dec. 18 interview. <a href="http://synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/2010/January/14/chancellor.html">Read the full story on the Synapse website</a>.
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Synapse features one-on-one interview with Chancellor
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Nature News provides in-depth look at UCSF Pediatric Neuro-Intensive Care Nursery
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Nominations Sought for Chancellor's Awards by Jan. 29
Nominations are due January 29 for three chancellor’s awards recognizing exception service and management as well as public service.
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UCSF launches resources on how to prevent toxic exposures in the environment
UCSF has launched online and print resources designed to help consumers make smarter decisions about substances that can harm general and reproductive health. A new brochure and web page include specific tips on reducing exposure to metals and synthetic chemicals in everyday life-- at home, at work, and in the community-- and provide links to other sources with more detailed information.
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UCSF Takes Lead on New JAMA Aging Series
A 12-part series produced and edited by the Division of Geriatrics will tackle topics related to aging and the challenges of caring for older individuals.
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Nominations Due Jan. 15 for Advancement of Women Award
The nomination deadline is this Friday for the annual Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women.