In May, the UC Board of Regents is expected to give UCSF Medical Center the approval to begin fundraising for its new hospital at Mission Bay, scheduled to open in 2013. The $1.2 billion hospital complex, part of the UCSF Medical Center, will be among the first in the nation devoted exclusively to the care of women and children, and cancer.

On the third episode of The Charlie Rose Science Series, co-hosts Charlie Rose and Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse, PhD, speak with UCSF's Cynthia Kenyon, PhD, Herbert Boyer Distinguished Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics, and director, Larry L. Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging, about Kenyon's cutting-edge research in genes and aging.

UCSF's School of Medicine and School of Nursing rank among the best graduate schools in the country in the new survey conducted and published by "U.S News & World Report."

Charles Bertolami, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the American Dental Education Association.

No one really wants to hear that alcohol isn't good for us after all, which could be why scientists worldwide have convened on paper this month to debate a UCSF researcher's study that debunks the popular notion.

A new Health and Wellness Center opens Monday, April 2, 2007 with support from the UCSF campus and the community. In the beautiful setting of Bakar Fitness Center, many different wellness programs will be offered. Physical therapy faculty will provide physical therapy education and consultation services as well as injury screening.

Massage and acupuncture are effective in decreasing pain and depression following surgery in cancer patients, according to a UCSF study.

Some UC employees who earn less than $40,000 per year will see higher paychecks effective April 1.