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Spotlight: Cristina Morrison
<p>Cristina Morrison began her career at UCSF 14 years ago in Community & Governmental Relations and now works as the Operational Excellence (OE) Coordinator in the UCSF School of Medicine.</p>
NIH Awards $15 Million Grant to Continue UCSF-Gladstone AIDS Research
<p>The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $15 million over the next five years to the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) to continue its pioneering translational AIDS research.</p>
Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos Have Higher Rates of Diabetes Than All Other Ethnic Groups
Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) which appears in the current online issue of Diabetes Care.
UCSF Emergency Responders to Participate in Great California Shakeout
<p>UCSF first responders will participate in the " Great California ShakeOut," the largest emergency preparedness drill in California history on the morning of October 18.</p>
Three UCSF Faculty Members Named to Institute of Medicine
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 70 newly elected members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the areas of medical sciences, health care and public health.
Doris Duke Foundation Awards Grant to Continue Research Fellowships in Global Health
<p>UCSF is one of six medical schools that will receive a total of $5.2 million in grant funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to offer clinical research fellowships in global health over the next four years.</p>
President Yudof to Hold Live Web Chat for UC Faculty and Staff on November 2
<p>Faculty and staff should mark their calendars for a Friday, Nov. 2 web chat with UC President Mark Yudof and Staff Advisors to the Regents Kevin Smith and Kathy Barton.</p>
UCSF Medical Center Participates in Fleet Week Emergency Management Event
<p>UCSF Medical Center recently participated in a first-of-its-kind emergency management event as part of Fleet Week activities to better plan with other local agencies for a disaster.</p>
UCSF's LGBTQ Community Assures Teens That 'It Gets Better'
<p>To increase awareness about the "coming out" process, members of UCSF’s LGBTQ community created an “It Gets Better” video to commemorate National Coming Out Day on October 11.</p>