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Feature Stories - The Big Picture on the UCSF.edu Homepage
Children’s Hospital Patients Attend One-of-a-Kind Birthday Party
Twelve young UCSF patients were among the players in a life-sized game of Candy Land on Aug. 19, marking 60 years since the game was created by a woman recovering from polio….
UCSF Breast Cancer Specialists Lead the Way Translating Research
From leading an initiative to enable physicians and researchers to share treatment plans and track long-term outcomes for women across the state to conducting groundbreaking work in the molecular profiling of cancers to guide treatment decisions, UCSF faculty are at the forefront of the field....
Family of Child with Rare Tumor Finds Renewed Hope at UCSF
When the standard treatment won’t work, doctors at UCSF take an unconventional approach to combating a 6-year-old’s seizure-causing brain tumor....
Research Breathes Life into New Asthma Clinic at UCSF
Asthma patients are breathing easier thanks to the expert consultation and self-management education services available at a new UCSF clinic that is benefitting from three evidence-based research studies led by clinician-researcher Susan Janson....
UCSF and Hill Physicians form new health care option for San Francisco
UCSF Medical Group and Hill Physicians Medical Group have formed a new affiliation to provide access to high-quality primary and specialty health services for HMO members whose primary care provider is based in San Francisco....
UCSF Offers Programs to Guide Career Success, Satisfaction
UCSF Offers Programs to Guide Career Success, Satisfaction
Mentoring programs are flourishing across campus to support the recruitment and retention of the highest-quality faculty and staff, increase diversity through outreach to underrepresented minorities and improve career satisfaction and success....
UCSF Earns High Marks for Efforts to Limit Drug Industry Influence
Strong performance in new national rankings is the latest evidence of UCSF’s stepped-up effort to maintain the integrity and independence of its curriculum, research programs and clinical practice....
New Chancellor Gets to Work at UCSF
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF’s ninth chancellor and first woman named to the prestigious post, arrived at her office for work today announcing her first appointment before noon....
Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD
UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble is featured in the latest segment of Voices, a series of video profiles focusing on diverse members of the campus community.... VIDEO
News Center - News and Research for the Global UCSF Community
- Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity
August 24, 2009 - Some brain tumors may be mediated by tiny filament on cells
August 24, 2009 - UCSF/Stanford team finds labor induction need not increase cesarean risk
August 17, 2009 - First human gene implicated in regulating length of human sleep
August 13, 2009 - UCSF and Hill Physicians form new health care option for San Francisco
August 11, 2009 - UCSF statement regarding CNA demonstration on 8-05-09
August 5, 2009 - Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with mental health problems have higher heart disease risk
August 4, 2009
UCSF Today - Campus News and Events
- National Leaders Release Guidelines to Prevent Flu Transmission at Universities
August 26, 2009 - CTSI Invites UCSF Input to Inform its Renewal Proposal
August 25, 2009 - Interim Dean to Host Town Hall Meetings on August 26
August 25, 2009 - Children’s Hospital Patients Attend One-of-a-Kind Birthday Party
August 24, 2009 - UCSF Offers Emergency Loan Assistance Program to Lower-Paid Employees
August 24, 2009 - UCSF Breast Cancer Specialists Lead the Way Translating Research
August 21, 2009 - UCSF Student Receives Scholarship to Conduct AIDS Research in India
August 20, 2009 - Campus Releases FAQ Regarding Implementation of UC Furlough Plan at UCSF
August 19, 2009 - UCSF, UC Hastings Experts to Discuss Implementing Tobacco Control Act
August 19, 2009 - UCSF Resource Allocation Program Offers Fifth Round of Grants
August 19, 2009 - Family of Child with Rare Tumor Finds Renewed Hope at UCSF
August 18, 2009 - UCSF Looks to Recruit Volunteers for Care and Shelter Teams
August 17, 2009 - Research Breathes Life into New Asthma Clinic at UCSF
August 14, 2009