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Members of the public are invited to attend a live reading of letters composed by critically ill patients and their healthy teenage pen pals at the annual Firefly Project Adaptation on Wednesday, May 31.
Eleven members of the campus community were recognized Thursday for going above and beyond the call of duty at UCSF.
UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus and UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion have been recognized for their outstanding commitment to health care quality and patient safety with a new award presented by four of the state's leading health plans — Aetna, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA HealthCare of California and United HealthCare.
The San Francisco VA Medical center will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Center for the Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases with a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 12
Award-winning researcher will talk about "Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors," on Monday, May 8 at the Gladstone building at Mission Bay.
Members of the public are invited to undergo free skin cancer screenings at a UCSF community event that is part of a national effort to set a new Guinness world record.
"BRINGING SCIENCE TO LIFE: THE PROMISE OF MODERN MEDICINE" – The state of modern medical research relating to such topics as cancer, addiction and stem cells. (Wednesdays 7-8:45 PM, except where indicated)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may become an important tool for diagnosing knee injuries and monitoring recovery after surgery, according to UCSF researcher Benjamin Ma.
UCSF will conduct a series of town hall meetings and an online survey to obtain input into UCSF's Strategic Planning Initiative.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate National VA Research Week, May 7-13, 2006.
UCSF will kick off staff appreciation events next week, when the campus hosts events on May 9 and 10 on the Parnassus campus.
Newborn babies who are diagnosed with and treated for jaundice are no more likely than other babies to suffer long-term developmental problems, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
How do you say "Medicare Part D" in five languages? UCSF doctor of pharmacy students answered that question and hundreds of others Saturday in a multilingual workshop for seniors at San Francisco's Mercy Housing Mission Creek Community complex.
UCSF police have implemented a number of strategies to prevent crime following a rash of burglaries in the parking garages on the Parnassus campus.