University of California San Francisco
Eighth-grade students and their parents are invited to a special college planning workshop and fair sponsored by UCSF on Saturday, June 9. All Bay Area families are invited to this free event.
The UC Board of Regents today approved a proposed fundraising campaign to raise at least $500 million toward the development of the first phase of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
Once relegated to the basement to eat lunch on hot, sunny days, now students at the KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy can eat alfresco under a shaded structure.
A physician-scientist whose research has directly impacted the treatment of patients with immunodeficiency, autoimmune disease and cancer, will deliver the Gladstone Distinguished lecture on May 22.
Michael Weiner, MD, a pioneering brain imaging researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), is a recipient of the 2006 William S. Middleton Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking cannabis, but without the harmful toxins, according to UCSF researchers.
Vaginal and oral yeast infections caused by <i>Candida</i> are rarely serious -- but in those with weak immune defenses the fungus can rapidly change, spread and even kill. A young UCSF researcher is beginning to learn how.
Yao Sun, a neonatologist and perinatologist, has joined the University as the director of Clinical Programs for the William H. Tooley Intensive Care Nursery at UCSF Children's Hospital.
The National Center of Excellence in Women's Health co-hosted a summit yesterday to bring together leaders in the community for a "day of learning and dialogue."
The campus community is invited to the 9th Annual UCSF Integrative Medicine Forum on May 18 and 19 at the Parnassus campus.
Unknowns about the effectiveness and safety of the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine demand thoughtful deliberation by clinicians on its role in cervical cancer prevention, according to two UCSF women's health specialists.
UCSF Medalist Mamphela Ramphele says saving women's lives strengthens the overall prosperity of the economy.
Without action, the future does not look bright in Mozambique: Fewer than 1,000 students are attending medical school, according to an expert on African higher education.
The campus community is invited to learn how to be green on May 17, when UCSF hosts its Earth Fest and Bike to Work Day.
UCSF managers and supervisors may offer a job to a San Francisco teenager thus summer.
Those who work at the UCSF Parnassus campus may pay a monthly fee to park at the corner of Stanyan and Haight streets.
Charles Bertolami, DDS, DMedSc, and professor and dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry, has accepted an appointment as dean of the New York University College of Dentistry, effective September 1, 2007.
UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center first anniversary celebration May 10, 2007 (Thursday) 5:00 - 7:30 pm
A study by Marks & Clerk, an intellectual property firm based in the United Kingdom, has found that during the period between 2002 and 2006, universities like UCSF and public research institutes, rather than private companies, drove advances in biotechnology.
Two special UCSF events this week emphasize sun safety. Media are invited to cover.
UCSF's Carey Drumright will again join the AIDS/LifeCycle in June for his sixth year in a row.
Craig Hashi, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the UCSF/UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering, recently led his team to a first-place victory in a life science innovation competition at UCSF.
UCSF Public Affairs staff hosted two groups of girls who learned about reporting and writing about science as part of Kids at UCSF Day.
The UCSF Department of Dermatology will host free skin cancer screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, on the third floor of the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, 1701 Divisadero St., San Francisco.
This month, UCSF will open one of only a small number of centers in the world dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and cure of children suffering from primary immune disorders such as the famed "bubble boy" disease.
A man who operates on bodies and genes makes his mark...
Faculty from all four schools and the Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology are among recipients of the first round of grant funding for research and career development activities in clinical and translational sciences.