• March 6, 2003

First molecule discovered that directs nerve cells to connect with each other

• February 27, 2003

UCSF Faculty Vote to Refuse Tobacco Industry Funding

Faculty members recently voted 52 percent to 48 percent not to start accepting funds from manufacturers of tobacco products or their subsidiaries.

• February 27, 2003

Seeking the next generation of scientists and educators:

• February 25, 2003

UCSF Fresno's medical lecture series at Borders in March

• February 20, 2003

UCSF special event to focus on women and HIV on March 7

• February 14, 2003

Current funding pattern for Math, Physics threatens Biomedicine

• February 14, 2003

New web-based medical journal will draw patient safety lessons from actual cases

• February 13, 2003

More than 1000 teens to attend the third annual Young Women's Health Conference "Be Strong, Be Heard

• February 12, 2003

New web-based medical journal will draw patient safety lessons from actual cases

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• February 6, 2003

UCSF study suggests novel factor could contribute to adult obesity

• February 6, 2003

UCSF School of Medicine formally welcomes two deans to Fresno program

• February 6, 2003

Increasing access to care could reverse disparities, study suggests

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• February 4, 2003

UCSF Fresno Names New Program Manager for Alzheimer's Research Center

• February 3, 2003

Demand likely to outstrip available mental health workforce in California, UCSF researchers find

Demand for mental health care professionals in California will rise by as much as 30 percent in this decade, and there may not be enough workers to fill the need, according to a study released today by the California Workforce Initiative of the UCSF Center for the Health Professions.

• February 3, 2003

Primary care in the United States is in crisis and must be reconstructed, according to a UCSF-led re

Primary care is in crisis – especially as changes occur in the United States population and in the financing and organization of the health care system, according to a series of reports led by a UCSF research team.

• February 3, 2003

Restriction or ban of Ephedra supported

• January 30, 2003

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day

• January 28, 2003

Harvard professor encourages students at Sunnyside High Doctor's Academy to pursue Health Science pr

• January 27, 2003

Patent rights to UCSF aging research licensed to biotech company

• January 22, 2003

UCSF Fresno offers 16th summer Biomedical Research Internships for high school

• January 16, 2003

Insight into the way pain is regulated in the brain could lead to new target for therapy

• January 16, 2003

Simple Communication Technique Could Help Diabetes Patients

Diabetes management may improve when doctors use an interactive communication technique with patients. Unfortunately, they underuse this simple strategy, according to a new study.

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• January 16, 2003

Scientists Discover What Makes Human Embryo Attach to Uterus

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• January 15, 2003

Lennart Mucke Recognized with Award from Metlife Foundation for Research in Alzheimer's Disease

• January 14, 2003

UCSF study of ancient fly gene offers insights into male fertility

• January 14, 2003

New report shows crippling economic toll of smoking on California's fiscal health

• January 13, 2003

Simple communication technique may imrpove health outcomes among diabetes patients, but is underused

• January 10, 2003

Science at UCSF Genetech Hall

• January 10, 2003

Fund-Raising for UCSF Tops $1 Billion

The economy may be suffering, but UCSF's fund-raising campaign has now surpassed $1 billion to support scientific discoveries aimed at improving human health.

• January 8, 2003

Retiring UCSF Medical School Dean $1 billion mark

Contributions to the Campaign for UCSF, a seven-year effort to raise $1.4 billion for the University of California, San Francisco, have topped the $1 billion mark -- the first time a graduate institution in the U.S. has raised so much in a single campaign.