Two UCSF scientists receive top funding honor from medical institute
Two UCSF professors were named today (March 21) as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, a highly prized honor that carries significant, long-term research support.
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Regents OK Plan to Build Specialty Hospitals at Mission Bay
UCSF passed another hurdle this week when UC Regents approved ambitious plans to add patient care facilities to the mix of health sciences buildings at San Francisco's Mission Bay by 2012.
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Can Sunlight Help Prevent Skin Cancer?
While the hazards of sun exposure are real, the sun may not be entirely the enemy some people think it is, UCSF researchers say.
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UC Seeks Applications for Information Technology Award
The University of California is seeking applications for the Larry L. Sautter Award for Innovation in Information Technology.
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UC Revises Academic Policies Related to Diversity, Equal Opportunity
UC has revised three sections in the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) to implement the University's commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.
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Blackburn Explains Award-winning Research
Prize-winning scientist Elizabeth H. Blackburn, a founder of the field of telomere biology and telomerase research, recently packed a 150-seat auditorium at Mission Bay during the Gladstone Distinguished Lecture.
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Magazine Wins National Award
UCSF Magazine has won a silver medal in a national periodical writing contest, sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
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Can Mollusks Teach Us How to Make Automobiles? New QB3 Chief Wants to Find Out
Part two of the Reg Kelly interview.
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National Medal awarded to UCSF Chancellor at White House ceremony
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, today (March 14) received the 2003 National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony. The medal is the nation' s highest honor for science and technology.
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UCSF Chancellor is one of three Bay Area scientists to receive top honor at White House ceremony on March 14
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop is one of three Bay Area scientists who will receive the 2003 National Medal of Science in a ceremony at the White House on Monday, March 14, beginning at 10:20 AM (ET).
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Chancellor Receives Medal at White House Ceremony
President George W. Bush will present UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop with the 2003 National Medal of Science -- the nation's highest honor for science and technology -- at a White House ceremony on Monday.
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Coughlin to Give Faculty Research Lecture on April 25
The campus community is invited to hear Shaun Coughlin deliver the 48th Faculty Research Lecture during Founder's Week on Monday, April 25, in Cole Hall.
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Broadway stars to shine at UCSF "Raising Hope" gala on March 14
Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Tommy Tune will headline the gala "Raising Hope," which benefits the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, next Monday, March 14.
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Tobacco Industry Pays Scientists to Challenge Secondhand Smoke's Link to Infant Death Risk
A new study of once-secret Philip Morris documents finds that the tobacco company engaged in a disinformation campaign to question published studies showing links between secondhand cigarette smoke and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research Opens at UCSF Mission Bay
Faculty, staff and students began moving last week to the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research, or QB3, the third life sciences research building to open at UCSF Mission Bay.
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Harvard Medical School Dean Offers Insight on Diversity
An expert on surmounting myriad challenges to address issues of diversity and equality in academia, Joan Reede, dean for Diversity and Community Partnerships at Harvard Medical School, says it is absolutely vital to have leaders to champion the cause.
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Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
The link between secondhand smoke and sudden infant death has been discredited in the last few years in scientific articles paid for and influenced by cigarette manufacturers, according to a new study of once-secret industry documents.
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"Women, Poverty and HIV" is focus
The UCSF Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI) will sponsor a special briefing on March 8 on the importance of incorporating measures to address both poverty and gender inequities into efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Another UCSF Voice Added to Funding Protest
David Toczyszki of UCSF's Cancer Research Institute has added his voice to the protest over NIH funding priorities.
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Nursing Dean Addresses Challenges Ahead
UCSF School of Nursing Dean Kathy Dracup talked about her priorities for the future at her annual address to faculty and staff last Friday.
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Campus Conducts Community Partnerships Survey
Faculty, staff and students who are serving the community are asked to fill out an online survey to document the efforts across the campus.
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UCSF events for April 2005
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UCSF Web Manager to Serve Fellowship at UCOP
Longtime campus communicator Andy Evangelista, considered a fountain of institutional wisdom, is leaving UCSF for seven months to serve a fellowship for the UC Office of the President.
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Older doctors specializing in high volume screening mammography deliver more accurate results
Physicians who specialize in screening mammography and who have at least 25 years of experience are more accurate at interpreting the images and subject fewer women to the anxiety of false positives for cancer
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Young Women to Learn About Health on March 9
More than 1,400 teen-aged girls from San Francisco and San Mateo counties will attend the Fifth Annual Young Women's Health Conference on Wednesday, March 9th, in San Francisco.
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Three to Win Advancement of Women Award on March 23
Three women have been selected to receive this year's Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women.
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UCSF Launches DC Center to Improve Drug Safety and Effectiveness
Aiming to improve drug safety and efficacy and to significantly boost the efficiency of drug development, the School of Pharmacy has added the Washington, DC-based Center for Drug Development Science to its research enterprise.
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Computer Reduces Wait for Women with Urinary Tract Infections
Thanks to a new kiosk at UCSF Medical Center, women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections can access an interactive computer instead of waiting to see a physician to get a prescription.
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UCSF launches DC Center to improve drug safety and effectiveness
Aiming to improve drug safety and efficacy and to significantly boost the efficiency of drug development, the UCSF School of Pharmacy has reached across the country to add the Washington, DC-based Center for Drug Development Science to its research enterprise.
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