University Community Partnerships Council Seeks UCSF Member
Faculty, staff and students have until August 12 to apply to serve a two-year term on the University Community Partnerships Council.
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UCSF Psychiatrist to Moderate Discussion with Rosalynn Carter
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who received the UCSF Medal in 2003, will speak about mental health issues at the Commonwealth Club of California this Friday, Aug. 13.
Jason Pomerantz joins Department of Surgery
New UCSF Faculty, August 2010
UCSF-led team discovers familial link in rare childhood leukemia
A UCSF-led team has discovered a direct link between an inherited genetic mutation, a set of developmental abnormalities and a rare form of childhood leukemia called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, or JMML.
UCSF Campus Wins Systemwide UC Ready Excellence in Mission Continuity Award
UCSF recently won the UC Ready Excellence in Mission Continuity Award for efforts to ensure that critical functions of the University can continue following a major disaster.
UCSF Raises Nearly $44,000 in AIDS Walk San Francisco
The UCSF contingent raised nearly $44,000 in AIDS Walk San Francisco -- finishing once again among the top 10 fundraising teams in the annual event.
Surgery better than radiation, hormone treatments for some prostate cancer, study shows
Surgery for localized prostate cancer offers a significantly higher survival rate than either external-beam radiation or hormonal therapies, according to a new study led by researchers at UCSF.
Human embryonic stem cells purified in new, rapid technique
UCSF researchers are reporting the first success in very rapidly purifying one type of embryonic stem cell from a mix of many different types of embryonic stem cells in the culture dish. The technique, which avoids the need to genetically alter the cells to distinguish them, is a key advance, the researchers say, for obtaining the appropriate cells for repairing specific damaged tissues.