UCSF Meningioma Research Laboratory Receives Donation
A brain tumor survivor, who launched a nonprofit organization, helped UCSF receive an anonymous donation to support research of a type of tumor.

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A brain tumor survivor, who launched a nonprofit organization, helped UCSF receive an anonymous donation to support research of a type of tumor.
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Gilles R. Hickson, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSF, is among those to receive the DeLill Nasser Awards for Professional Development in Genetics.
UCSF Medical Center is launching a new ad campaign featuring faculty, alumni, patients and donors.
Already bracing for midyear budget cuts, the University of California may see a net state funding reduction of $109 million in 2008-2009 if the governor’s budget plan is adopted.
(revised 1-23-08)<br />A multi-drug-resistant variant of community MRSA bacteria is emerging in cities on both coasts of the U.S., a new UCSF-led study shows.
UCSF Police issued two crime alerts recently about graffiti at Rock Hall and attempted robbery and assault at Mount Zion.
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The public is invited to learn about asthma treatments and the latest research during a luncheon forum titled “Finding a Cure for Asthma” at UCSF Mission Bay on January 24.
Composting bins will be introduced to the Millberry Union Plaza as part of a pilot project on the Parnassus campus.
Older women with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) –– the restriction or interruption of breathing during sleep –– are more likely to show cognitive impairment than women without SDB, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UC San Francisco.
The campus community is invited to a ceremony recognizing the winners of the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Awards on January 22.
The campus community is invited to participate in an interactive webcast and teach-in to “Focus the Nation” on solutions to protect the planet on January 30 and 31.
William Francis Ganong, MD, who built the Department of Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, into one of the leading departments of its kind in the United States, died on Dec. 23, at age 83.
The percentage of teens who report solely positive benefits from not having sex declines precipitously with age, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, S
UCSF Medical Anthropologist Sharon Kaufman, PhD, has received the Millennium Book Award, one of the most prestigious honors bestowed by the Society for Medical Anthropology.
The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program is recognizing National Mentoring Month and the importance of mentoring for UCSF faculty by spearheading a number of activities.
Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain.
Despite increases in the overall use of opioid drugs to relieve severe pain, black and Hispanic patients remain significantly less likely than whites to receive these pain-relievers in emergency rooms, according to a new national study.
Deborah Greenspan, BDS, DSc, UCSF School of Dentistry professor of clinical oral medicine, interim chair of the Department of Orofacial Sciences and clinical director of the UCSF Oral AIDS Center, has been appointed chair of Orofacial Sciences.
In a letter to the campus community, UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Eugene Washington, MD, has announced the appointment of Patricia Calarco, PhD, as Dean of the Graduate Division.
Scientists have for the first time identified brain sites that fire up more when people make impulsive decisions.