UCSF to Honor Rutter with Symposium on November 29
UCSF faculty and industry leaders will talk about their work during a symposium to honor biotechnology pioneer William J. Rutter on November 29.
University of California San Francisco
Displaying 13741 - 13770 of 16509
-
-
Cigarettes Add to Alcohol Damage in Brains of HIV-Infected People
-
Shinya Yamanaka Reprograms Human Adult Cells into Embryonic-like Stem Cells
-
UCSF Names Callaham as Chair of New Department of Emergency Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine graduate Michael Callaham, a national expert in emergency medicine, has been named chair of the new Department of Emergency Medicine
-
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Name Becomes Official
-
UCSF hosts exhibit on historic tobacco advertising
The UCSF Library and UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education are currently hosting an exhibit of historic cigarette advertising and promotional items.
-
UCSF renames Cancer Center as tribute to Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center today is being renamed as a tribute to San Francisco native Helen Diller and her family. All UCSF cancer programs and resources will now carry the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center name.
-
UCSF Kicks Off Medical Humanities Series Focusing on Medicine, Music and Creativity
San Francisco-based jazz musician and vocalist Kitty Margolis will perform, along with Alfonso Montuori, a professor of transformative studies, during a free event today.
-
UCSF Cancer Center Gets New Name Today
-
Campus Vending Machines Offer a Smarter Way to Snack
Healthier food alternatives have arrived at UCSF in a place you'd least expect them: vending machines.
-
Health in the Time of Poison: A Conversation with Reproductive Health Expert Tracey Woodruff, PhD
Chemicals in the environment are threatening our health, our ability to reproduce and our offspring. What can we do?
-
Speaker Pelosi Meets with UCSF Researchers at the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi recently visited with UCSF researchers and veterans at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
-
Pioneer in Asian American Mental Health Visits UCSF During Diversity Celebration
-
Latinos, Blacks Might Survive Longer with Alzheimer's, Study Suggests
-
UCSF to Host Inaugural Faculty Development Lecture on Leadership
Martin Chemers, a UC Santa Cruz professor of psychology and an expert on leadership, will present the inaugural faculty development lecture at UCSF on December 4.
-
Kerner Receives France's Legion d'Honneur from President Nicolas Sarkozy
John Kerner, former chief of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Mount Zion, on Tuesday received France's <i>Légion d'Honneur</i> for his efforts in liberating France in World War II.
-
People Intimately Affected by Iraq War to Share Stories on Thursday
The UCSF Iraq Action Group will host a forum on Thursday, when people will share their firsthand knowledge about the deadly conflict and its consequences.
-
Nicotine addiction slashed in test of new cigarette smoking strategy
Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. The study provides strong support for proposals now being considered in Congress to authorize FDA regulation of cigarette smoking, according to the research team.
-
UCSF Hosts Exhibit on Historic Tobacco Advertising
-
UCSF Leaders to Give Progress Report on Nov. 20 on Nurturing Diversity
The campus community is invited to hear UCSF leaders talk at a town hall meeting on Nov. 20 about efforts made to create a more diverse campus community.
-
Cellular response to stress signals predicts future tumor formation in women diagnosed with common
A specific biological response to cellular stress may predict the likelihood of future tumor formation of the most common, non-invasive form of pre-malignant breast cancer-- ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS.
-
UCSF Addresses Concerns Following Sexual Assault on Mission Bay Campus
UCSF police provided new details at Wednesday's town hall meeting about the recent sexual assault of a student at the Mission Bay campus.
-
Health Care Disparities Research Showcased During UCSF Annual Diversity Celebration
-
New HIV Vaccine Target Could Solve Mutation Problem
-
Family Trees: A Conversation with Physician-Scientist Esteban Burchard
Latinos and asthma: Knowing who you really are can help you to stay healthy...
-
UCSF to Provide Support During National Survivors of Suicide Day
UCSF is participating in a live national webcast on November 17, an event that is open to anyone who has experienced a loss by suicide.
-
Studies Show Importance of Language Services on Reducing Disparities, Increasing Quality of Patient
New studies just published in a special supplement to the Journal of General Internal Medicine examine the consequences of language barriers for patients who speak little, if any, English and the impact of the absence of language services in health care settings. Overall, the studies report that measurable disparities in quality of care result when patients and providers do not speak the same language.
-
New HIV vaccine target could solve mutation problem
Researchers at UCSF and the University of Toronto have identified a potential new way of fighting against HIV infection that relies on the remnants of ancient viruses, human endogenous retroviruses (HERV), which have become part of the genome of every human cell.
-
New standards address social services for patients living with cancer
-
Brains of term infants with heart disease resemble those of preemies
The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, a study conducted by researchers at UCSF has found.