Archive: UCSF's Global Status Attracts Foreign Students and Scholars
UCSF's ninth-place ranking in <em>Newsweek International's</em> list of the top 100 global universities is based on a number of different measures.
University of California San Francisco
Displaying 14881 - 14910 of 16653
-
-
Archive: Abnormal Blood Tests Generally Mild and Reversible During Powerful Acne Treatment
Patients taking the acne medication isotretinoin, commonly marketed as Accutane, may develop elevated cholesterol levels and liver enzyme levels.
-
Archive: UCSF Oncologist Inducted into Strike Out Cancer Hall of Fame
As a lifelong baseball fan, Richard J. Cohen, MD, a practicing oncologist in San Francisco and clinical professor of medicine at UCSF, is no stranger to seeing baseball played from a field-level view.
-
Archive: KQED Forum Explores the Stressed Heart
On Wednesday, August 23, KQED-FM's <em>Forum</em> with Michael Krasny discussed new research into the effect of stress on heart attacks, particularly among women, with Brian Strunk, MD, chief of the cardiovascular division at Marin General Hospital and associate clinical professor at UCSF.
-
Archive: On the Spot: Louann Brizendine, MD, Author of The Female Brain
Our first volunteer is Louann Brizendine, MD. Brizendine completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine, did graduate work in London at UCL in Philosophy of Mind and History of Science and Medicine, and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
-
Archive: Adjunct Professor and Alumnus Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Michael Marletta, an adjunct professor at UCSF's Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and PhD graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
-
Archive: UCSF Ranked Ninth Among Top Global Universities
Using standards that measure a university's openness and diversity, as well as distinction in research, <i>Newsweek International </i>has ranked UCSF ninth among the top 100 global universities.
-
Archive: Pioneer in Pediatric HIV Reflects on Progress
A pioneering UCSF pediatrician reflects upon medical advances decades after seeing the very first children infected with HIV.
-
Archive: KQED Forum Discusses The Female Brain
On Tuesday, August 22, KQED-FM's <i>Forum with Michael Krasny </i>discussed the nature and structure of the female brain and assessed the latest findings on how the structure of the female brain may determine how women think, what they value, and how they communicate, with Louann Brizendine, MD, author of <i>The Female Brain</i>.
-
Archive: UCSF's DeRisi and Ganem Cited as "Modern-Day Virus Hunters"
The collaborative work of HHMI Investigators Joseph DeRisi, PhD, and Don Ganem, MD, and the story of how the collaboration came about are profiled in the August issue of the <i>Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin</i>.
-
Archive: Ceiling Murals Enhance Ultrasound Rooms at Mount Zion
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion recently unveiled a mural, one of eight designed to convey a sense of comfort and peace.
-
Archive: AIDS Conference, Migraines on KQED Forum
On Monday, August 21, KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny explored the discussions and issues featured at last week's International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
-
Archive: California's nursing shortage crisis will vary by region, UCSF report shows
By 2012, every region in California will face a shortage of registered nurses, according to a new report.
-
Archive: Senator Dianne Feinstein bestows two Purple Hearts at San Francisco VA Medical Center
-
Archive: Dean Kessler Discusses Tobacco Verdict
On Friday, August 18, 2006, PBS's <i>NewsHour with Jim Lehrer</i> aired a segment about the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler that five major tobacco companies violated racketeering laws and conspired to cover up the risks of smoking. Analysts David Kessler, MD, and Mary Aronson discuss the verdict with <i>NewsHour </i>correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
-
Archive: "Desperate Measures": Science Looks Back at 25 Years of Fetal Surgery
The current issue of <i>Science</i> (August 18, 2006; vol. 313, no. 5789) features a "News Focus" on fetal surgery. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first fetal surgery, performed in 1981 at the University of California, San Francisco by pediatric surgeon Michael R. Harrison, MD, and his colleagues.
-
Archive: Discovering How Environment Contributes to Breast Cancer
Breast cancer incidence in the United States ranks near the top internationally. And just across the Golden Gate from UCSF – in Marin County – studies show that the rate at which new breast cancers arise is among the highest in the United States.
-
Archive: Swim across America event to raise funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
Olympic swimming legends and accomplished swimmers from across the country will participate in a 10-mile-long relay swim around San Francisco Bay on September 23 in the first "Swim Across America San Francisco Swim to Fight Cancer."
-
Archive: Two Receive Royer Awards for Psychiatry
Two members of the faculty have been named recipients of the Royer Award for outstanding contributions to psychiatry.
-
Archive: Medical Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship
A UCSF medical student has been awarded a Fulbright US Student scholarship to South Africa in Public Health.
-
Archive: Long-Term Survivors Key to Halting AIDS Pandemic
UCSF AIDS researcher and co-discoverer of HIV, Jay Levy, MD, pioneered a study of long-term AIDS survivors, or "elite controllers," people who are infected with HIV but never get sick.
-
Archive: UCSF Researcher Studying Population of Elite Controllers
UCSF researcher Steven G. Deeks, MD, who has been studying a population of 60 elite controllers at San Francisco General Hospital, will work with Bruce Walker, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital on an international study of elite controllers.
-
Archive: Male Circumcision: Is It Time to Act?
James G. Kahn, MD, MPH, speaks at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Kahn is professor at the Institute for Health Policy Studies, the AIDS Research Institute, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, all at UCSF.
-
Archive: "Banana Chase" run on September 17 supports pediatric AIDS research
Children and adults of all ages and running levels are invited to join the annual "Banana Chase" run at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, September 17. The event supports pediatric AIDS research and treatment at UCSF Children's Hospital.
-
Archive: Pediatrics High School Summer Internship Program Graduates
Assemblyman Mark Leno was on hand last Friday to congratulate 21 minority and economically disadvantaged students who graduated from a health sciences summer internship program.
-
Archive: SF Police Arrest Sexual Battery Suspect
UCSF Police are asking for more information about a suspect arrested Aug. 11 for alleged sexual battery of two women in UC Hall on the Parnassus campus.
-
Archive: Longevity Genes Fight Back at Cancer
<i>Nature</i> takes a first look at research suggesting that certain genetic mutations that increase life span in the roundworm <i>C. elegans</i> also reduce the growth of tumors in the worm.
-
Archive: UCSF Scientists Discuss Impact of Circumcision, Cervical Protection on Spread of AIDS
At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto this week, UCSF researchers were among the attendees and presenters – which also included former President Bill Clinton – at sessions focusing on prevention and technology.
-
Archive: UCSF Recognizes Nurse for Extraordinary Care
UCSF congratulates Janice Marchi-Varlow, a Cardiovascular Thoracic nurse, who was recognized recently at the winner of the August DAISY award.
-
Archive: Obesity & Starvation on KQED Forum
On Tuesday, August 15, <i>KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny </i>assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain.