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Dean to Deliver State of Nursing School Address Today
UCSF School of Nursing Dean Kathy Dracup will talk about priorities and challenges in a state of the school address this Friday.
UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children
In the first effort of its kind in the United States, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have launched a study to determine whether giving active probiotic supplements to infants can delay or prevent asthma in children.
UCSF Names New Fellows for Two Research Programs
UCSF has named 15 new fellows as part of two research programs and is hosting the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students Seminar on May 17.
Tsien Talks Signals and Probes During Gladstone Distinguished Lecture
What happens to molecules in time and space during interesting cellular processes?
Scientists discover two genes linked to early heart attack risk
Scientists at UCSF, Celera Genomics and The Cleveland Clinic have discovered two gene variants associated with a significantly increased risk for early heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).
Google Taps UCSF as a Health Information Provider
UCSF.edu was one of seven sites selected by Google, Inc. as a health directory partner.
Mumps Q & A with Infectious Disease Expert
Parents should make sure that all their children of any age are fully immunized for mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases, a UCSF expert says.
Four to Receive Exceptional Physician Awards
Four doctors will receive awards on May 12 for demonstrating a commitment to UCSF Medical Center values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence.
UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine receives gift from Dolbys
Ray and Dagmar Dolby have donated $16 million to the University of California, San Francisco, in support of the construction of a proposed research building. With the donation, the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology will be renamed the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine.
UCSF opens first Asian Heart & Vascular Center in the U.S.
The first center in the country to serve the specific cardiovascular care needs of Asians in the Bay Area and beyond has opened at UCSF Medical Center.
Gladstone Scientists Prove Neurons Produce Alzheimer's-Linked Apolipoprotein E
A question long debated among Alzheimer's disease researchers has been definitively answered by scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease in San Francisco.
Skin Cancer Screening Sets Guinness World Record
UCSF's Department of Dermatology held its annual free skin cancer screening for the general public on May 6, with record participation in more ways than one. The 329 people who were screened contributed to a Guinness World Record attempt as part of the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD's) national one-day event.
Campus to Host Earth Fest Today
The campus community is invited to celebrate the annual day to protect the planet on May 18 at the UCSF Parnassus campus, where more than 50 organizations will be represented.
UCSF launches new Asian Heart and
Grand opening of the UCSF Asian Heart & Vascular Center