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Archive: Sports Medicine offers cardiac screenings for teen athletes
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Archive: Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Bacterium Reveals its Deadly Secrets
Insight into pneumonia deaths due to antibiotic-resistant <cite>Staphylococcus aureus</cite> infections emerges from UCSF study.
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Archive: UCSF Senior Vice Chancellor Issues Budget Update
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann will host a series of focus groups and a campuswide town hall meeting to get input on the preliminary recommendations from the project known as “Operational Excellence,” according to Senior Vice Chancellor John Plotts. Read the full story on the budget website.
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Archive: UCSF to Screen "Tapped" on Earth Day
The UCSF community is invited to watch a screening of “Tapped” today at 6:30 p.m. in Genentech Hall Auditorium at the Mission Bay campus.
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Archive: Wachter Ranks Tenth Among Nation's Top Physician Executives
Robert Wachter has once again made the list of the nation’s top physician executives, along with the US Surgeon General and leaders of the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Archive: Chancellor to Give Operational Excellence Report to Campus
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann will host a series of focus groups and a campuswide town hall meeting to get input on the preliminary recommendations from the project known as “Operational Excellence,” according to Senior Vice Chancellor John Plotts.
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Archive: Barrows Appointed Director of Clinical Programs at Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Kevin Barrows, MD, has been appointed as director of Clinical Programs for the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
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Archive: Golden State Warriors Ronny Turiaf Raises Awareness for Cardiac Screening
At the April 22 event, Warriors team captain and center Ronny Turiaf will share why he is committed to heart health education for athletes and underprivileged individuals, and how it led to the development of his Heart to Heart Foundation.
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Archive: AAAS Elects UCSF Chancellor, Three Faculty Members
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Samuel Barondes, Howard Fields and Deepak Srivastava will be inducted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) at a ceremony on October 9.
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Archive: UCSF to Host Free Public Forum on Mental Health
The public is invited to a free forum on new research and emerging treatments in mental health at UCSF’s Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute on April 24.
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Archive: Pain-Sensation Research Leads to 2010 Passano Award for Julius
Noxious and downright painful stimuli are a given in every life, but they also often provide useful warnings to get out of harm’s way.
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Archive: UCSF's Dill to Deliver 53rd Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecture
The UCSF community is invited today (April 19) to hear Ken Dill deliver the 53rd Faculty Research Lectureship at Mission Bay.
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Archive: Voting Begins Today for "UCSF's Got Talent" Show
The UCSF community can vote for their favorite act beginning today in “UCSF’s Got Talent” show, a live competition which is slated for May 3.
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Archive: UCSF assistant professor comments on Nebraska abortion law on MSNBC
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Archive: UCSF/UCB drill cuts construction hand stress by 90 percent
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Archive: Stem Cell Researchers Get Advice on Clinical Trials from UCSF Chancellor
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann recently urged stem cell researchers to focus on the primary goal – making new treatments broadly available to benefit patients.
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Archive: KQED Forum Examines Psychedelic Drugs as Therapy
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Archive: Dental care during pregnancy outweighs perceived risks
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Archive: UCSF ranks among top five medical schools in new "U.S. News" survey
The UCSF School of Medicine is ranked among the top five medical schools in the nation in a new survey on “America’s Best Graduate Schools” conducted by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>.
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Archive: UCSF Celebrates Milestone Service
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann recently congratulated members of the UCSF community who have served at the University for a decade or longer.
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Archive: New UCSF Report Identifies Steps to Increase Diversity in Medical Workforce
A new report, based in part on case studies of the UCSF School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, has determined five elements critical to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in medical schools and ultimately, the physician workforce. <a href="http://news.ucsf.edu/releases/new-ucsf-report-identifies-steps-to-increase-diversity-in-medical-workforce/">Read the news release</a>.
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Archive: New studies reveal age-related nerve decline is associated with inflammation and differs by gender
New research investigating neurological decline in a population of “super healthy” elderly subjects found that the decline in neurological function of the peripheral nervous system attributed to aging may be related to metabolic factors, such as blood sugar levels, even if these factors are within the normal range.
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Archive: Statins may slow progression of multiple sclerosis, new study finds
A UCSF-led study examining the impact of statins on the progression of multiple sclerosis found a lower incidence of new brain lesions in patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drug in the early stages of the disease as compared to a placebo.
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Archive: Childhood obesity interventions must start before birth
To be a truly comprehensive and successful anti-obesity program, First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign must include interventions that target pregnant women, infants, and pre-school-age children, UCSF experts say.
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Archive: SFGH to Host Conversation with Author Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot, author of New York Times bestselling book “The Immortal Life of Henriettal Lacks,” will visit UCSF for a special conversation about science and the ethics of research on April 28.
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Archive: New UCSF report identifies steps to increase diversity in medical workforce
A new report, based in part on case studies of the UCSF School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, has determined five elements critical to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in medical schools and ultimately, the physician workforce.
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Archive: San Francisco Chronicle Profiles UCSF Chancellor
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is profiled in the <cite>San Francisco Chronicle</cite>, appearing on the front page of the Sunday paper on April 11.
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Archive: UCSF to Host Finance Day on April 15
Faculty and staff are invited to learn about the features and the future of the UC retirement plan during Finance Day on April 15.
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Archive: UCSF nursing expert quoted in regional stories