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Keith McBurnett, PhD, associate adjunct professor of psychiatry at UCSF, who specializes in disruptive behavior in children and adolescents, is one of Michael Krasny's guests discussing Monday's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech.
I write to acknowledge the shock and grief that the UCSF community is feeling over the incomprehensible shootings and deaths at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). I know you all join me in extending our deepest sympathies to the many individuals and families who are suffering in the wake of this tragedy.
A computer file server containing research subject information related to studies on causes and cures for different types of cancer was stolen from a locked UCSF office on March 30, 2007.
Ephraim P. Engleman, clinical professor of medicine, has been awarded the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' Gold Medal.
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.
In the aftermath of the tragedy at Virginia Tech University, questions naturally arise regarding the safety of our own community. As a public university, UCSF is uniquely challenged to strengthen our safety and security while also preserving the openness and public accessibility that we so highly value. While there are no failsafe solutions to preventing violence, we have measures in place to enhance our community's safety.
On March 27, technicians at UCSF noticed suspicious activity on a remote server located at the University of California Office of the President. The server, which contained sensitive data for about 46,000 UCSF faculty members, staff and students, was operating slower than usual, and a hacker was determined to be running a program on the server.
A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.
Craniofacial expert Karin Vargervik recently received the 2007 Craniofacial Biology Research Award.
Lawyers of alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla have argued that he should not be tried because of questionable interrogation techniques used on him, including the use of truth serums.
The UCSF Child Care Referral Service's 2007 summer programs guide is now available for distribution to UCSF employees and students.
Orthopaedic surgeon Rebecca Yu, MD, blogs from Wenzhou, China, where she and Jonathan Lam, MD, PhD, are assisting physicians at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou through an opportunity with Orthopaedics Overseas/Health Volunteers Overseas.