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UCSF Experts to Kick Off AIDS Walk at Forum on May 17
<p>The campus community is invited to hear about the past, present and future of UCSF's role in combatting HIV/AIDS during a forum on May 17 to mark 30 years of AIDS and the official kick off the University's participation in the 25th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco.</p>
UCSF Ranks Among Nation's Best Medical, Nursing Schools
<p>UCSF is ranked among the nation’s top four schools for medicine and nursing, according to a new survey conducted by <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>.</p>
Stem Cell Advocates Cite Personal Connection in Advancing Field
Among those cheering the recent opening of the new stem cell science building at UCSF were two patient advocates who have a personal connection to advancing the field of regenerative medicine.
Schizophrenia: Early Diagnosis, Treatment Key, But Stigma Remains
Early diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference for patients with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, diagnosis often is delayed for months or years.
FDA-Approved Drug Shows Promise as Alcoholism Treatment
A medication commonly prescribed as a muscle relaxant shows promise as a potential treatment for alcoholism, based on a study in rats by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
UCSF team finds new source of immune cells during pregnancy
UCSF researchers have shown for the first time that the human fetal immune system arises from an entirely different source than the adult immune system, and is more likely to tolerate than fight foreign substances in its environment.
UCSF Names Scientist, Public Health Advocate as Nursing School Dean
David Vlahov, who has been named the new dean of the century-old UCSF School of Nursing, “brings an exciting combination of community-based research and intervention to UCSF.”
UCSF appoints new nursing school dean
David Vlahov, PhD, RN, a pioneer in urban health research, expert in global health epidemiology and highly prolific author, has been appointed the new dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, one of the nation’s preeminent graduate schools.