Young Women's Health Conference Set for March 9
The nation's only event designed by and for teenage girls is scheduled for March 9 in San Francisco.
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Give to UCSFThe nation's only event designed by and for teenage girls is scheduled for March 9 in San Francisco.
San Francisco General Hospital is an important training ground for UCSF schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy.
The campus community is invited to celebrate the achievements of two women who have contributed to the advancement of women at UCSF at a noon ceremony today.
Sixth Annual Young Women's Health Conference -- Co-sponsored by State Senator Jackie Speier and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.
Two UCSF officials are part of a 41-member committee looking at expanding access to health care to uninsured San Franciscans.
The campus community is invited to a conversation with Peggy Orenstein, an award-winning writer, editor and speaker about issues affecting girls and women.
UCSF's Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD, director of the UCSF Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology, was interviewed by CBS News' "60 Minutes" for a story on the promise of stem cells on Sunday, Feb. 26.
The J. David Gladstone Institutes is North America's best institutional work environment for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to The Scientist's annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey, published in the March 1 issue.
The campus community can see five new faculty faces the first of every month in a new column debuting on UCSF Today.
The UCSF-affiliated J. David Gladstone Institutes placed first among the 35 institutions represented from North America in a survey of best places for postdoctoral scholars to work.
A UCSF Medical Center executive is expected to bring back a wealth of knowledge and experience on planning for children's hospitals after serving on a similar project in Doha, Qatar.
The UCSF Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI) will sponsor its sixth annual International Women's Day briefing on March 8.
"It takes a community to fight violence against women" and that's why 450 people attended a recent summit at UCSF Mission Bay.
A simple, low-tech garment has the potential to prevent a major cause of death among women who give birth in many Third World countries, according to a new study by maternal health researchers.
The Black Caucus at UCSF presents a tribute by Doris Ward to the late civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King today, Feb. 27.
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, the UCSF Mission Bay campus will celebrate the grand opening of the eagerly anticipated pub on Friday, March 17.
A major figure in the sociology of the professions and beloved member of the UCSF School of Nursing has died.
With more than a dozen anti-seizure medications available, many epilepsy patients have their seizures under control and lead active lives.
The campus community is invited to hear first hand about the challenges facing health care workers stationed in the Houston Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina.
The campus community is invited to a ceremony on March 6 honoring two women who are champions of advancing women at the University and beyond.
The evolution of the UCSF Mission Bay campus is revealed here in a slide show, complete with a jazzy soundtrack.
Mack Roach III has been nominated as one of 10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area for 2005.
A local high student helped raise money to find a cure for Crohn's disease after being diagnosed with the disorder himself.
Anabolic steroid use causes decreased levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol, increased levels of LDL or "bad" cholesterol, and serious liver toxicity within 12 weeks, according to a study that measured the effects of anabolic steroids on men with HIV wasting disease.
Father and son, Ricardo and Victor Legorreta, talk about the Mission Bay Community Center in a visit with campus architect Steve Wiesenthal. <img src="http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/daily/2005/10/ucsfcamgrey.jpg">
UC took another step to ensure a work place culture supports family care-giving responsibilities for academic staff.
Scientists at UCSF's Gallo Clinic and Research Center have shown that a brain molecule essential for wakefulness and appetite also plays a central role in strengthening neuron communication that leads to addiction.