The green building and sustainability efforts at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have garnered three environmental excellence awards from Practice Greenhealth, a not-for-profit group that promotes environmental sustainability in health care.

The Brain Health Registry – led by top researchers at UC San Francisco – is a new, groundbreaking, web-based project designed to speed up cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain disorders.

Kim Q. Dau, CNM, MS, is the 2014 recipient of the Kitty Ernst Award, which recognizes excellence in clinical practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health.