The University of California is suspending all non-essential travel to Japan by faculty, staff, and students, as recommended by the US Department of State.

Keith Yamamoto, a long-time leader of the medical school's research enterprise and a key player in shaping national science policy, has been named vice chancellor for research at UCSF.

The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Enloe Medical Center in Chico have joined forces, forming an affiliation of cancer programs to enhance patient care and improve access to top level medical experts.

A UCSF epidemiologist who has for many years studied cancer and thyroid disease in people who were exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster says it's too soon to gauge the health impacts of radiation from the Japanese nuclear reactors.