School of Nursing's Estes to Be Honored at Symposium
The campus community is invited to a daylong symposium on May 16 honoring Carroll Estes, a highly acclaimed scholar in the field of aging.
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UCSF Forms Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability
Chancellor Mike Bishop has appointed a committee to look at UCSF’s effect on the environment and coordinate earth-friendly actions across campus.
A Presidential Science Adviser?
Sorry to tease you with that headline. We all know that no such animal as a presidential science adviser exists in the US, a sad fact that David Baltimore and Ahmed Zewail mentioned prominently in their April 17, 2008, Wall Street Journal editorial, “We Need a Science White House.”
Video doc helps HIV-positive patients reduce risky behaviors
A computer-based interactive risk assessment and risk reduction counseling program using a video doctor sharply reduces sexual and drug risk behaviors by HIV-positive patients, according to UCSF researchers who developed and tested the intervention.
UCSF to award its highest honor to four civic and scientific leaders
UCSF will award its highest honor – the UCSF Medal – to four civic and scientific leaders at a special event on Wednesday, April 23.
State Senator Yee to Talk About Health Care Reform at UCSF Today
The campus community is invited to hear California State Senator Leland Yee talk about the state of health care reform this evening at UCSF.
Barking up the Right Tree: A Conversation with Psychiatrist Steven Hamilton
Psychiatrist and geneticist Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD — a lover of crime fiction, as it turns out — freely admits that when it comes to understanding how antidepressants work, no one has the answer — at least not yet.
Stem Cell Research Pioneer to Deliver Faculty Research Lecture
UCSF Professor Gail R. Martin, whose discoveries laid the foundation for today's stem cell research, will deliver the 51st Faculty Research Lecture on April 22.