UCSF Rideshare Program Offers Incentives for Vanpooling
Now it pays to take vanpools to work, thanks to a new pilot incentive program being offered through the UCSF Rideshare program.
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UCSF Fellow Honored for Cancer Prevention Research
A third-year postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology has been recognized for her breast cancer research.
Two California leaders to be honored for fighting domestic violence
California Congresswoman Lois Capps and Bruce Bodaken, chief executive officer of Blue Shield of California, will be honored during a March 16 reception at the Asian Art Museum for their continued efforts to combat domestic violence.
Bringing the War Back Home
A study published in the <i>Archives of Internal Medicine</i> by Karen Seal, MD, MPH, and colleagues at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, measures mental illness in injured vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
UCSF policy expert presents recommendation for health coverage
A health policy specialist at UCSF has developed a strategy to provide universal health care for major and chronic illness for everyone by instituting a plan that incorporates aspects of both a single-payer model and a plan similar to a preferred provider organization, known as a PPO.
On the Media: Smoke Gets in Their Eyes
The impact of movie sex and violence on kids may be up for debate, but with smoking, the science is solid. Teens who see a lot of it are more likely to take up the habit than those who don't. Stanton Glantz, PhD, professor of medicine at UCSF and renowned anti-tobacco researcher and activist, wants the MPAA to take smoking as seriously as it takes cursing.
Staff Council Seeks Input to Help Guide Its Work
The Staff Council at UCSF is surveying staff members to get a better idea of the kinds of issues it should be working on this year.
Training for AIDS Lifecycle Puts Knee Replacement into Perspective
UCSF's Carol Hyman tells her story about how training for the AIDS/LifeCycle has put her own rehabilitation from knee surgery into perspective.
SFGH Surgeon: Helping the Wounded in Germany
Peggy Knudson, MD, San Francisco General Hospital trauma surgeon of 18 years, has been selected for a second time to work at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, as part of the Senior Visiting Surgeon Program funded jointly by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American College of Surgeons and the US military.
March 12 seminar educates transplant recipients on skin cancer risk
March 12 seminar educates transplant recipients on skin cancer riskA special seminar at UCSF on Monday, March 12, will focus on educating transplant patients about the potential risk of skin cancer.
A Speck of Spec: A Conversation with Al Burlingame
Why knowing a little can sometimes tell you a lot...
The Serbian Connection: UCSF Teaching Goes International
Igor Mitrovic, MD, UCSF associate adjunct professor of physiology, still remembers the unexpected email that showed up on his campus computer screen in the spring of 2005.