Short Takes - 2005-02-04
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MIT geology professor John Grotzinger is the speaker and cellist Mark Summer and pianist Alan Yavnai are the performers for the Annual Gordon Tomkins Lecture and Concert on Friday, Feb. 11, 3 to 5 p.m., at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
UCSF's Heart and Vascular Center -- dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease -- is offering public lectures on a range of heart-related health subjects throughout February, which is National Heart Month.
Treatment for primary malignant brain tumors varies greatly among academic and community centers and can be in conflict with accepted guidelines of care, according to a new study.
Researchers, fellows, residents and junior faculty with outstanding ideas who want to join the fight against prostate cancer may apply for $30,000 to $75,000 in funding from the Developmental Research Program.
Primary malignant brain tumors are not very common -- about 9,000 patients diagnosed per year -- and are associated with a poor prognosis.
Donna Ferriero, professor of neurology and pediatrics, has been appointed vice dean for academic affairs in the School of Medicine.
Sol Silverman, a specialist in detecting oral cancer, has been named the recipient of the 2005 School of Dentistry Faculty Researcher Lecturer Award.
Praising the life's work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., winners of the award in his name pledged to continue to support the underrepresented during a ceremony at UCSF on Tuesday.
Faculty and staff are invited to help plan for programs slated for new clinical facilities at UCSF Mission Bay during a morning session on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
As the year 2005 is well under way, UCSF employees are encouraged to take a good look at wellness programs offered by health plans.
February is the month for Valentine's Day, but hearts of another sort will be discussed in detail as the campus hosts seminars about cardiovascular health.
The University of California's Board of Regents at its meeting Jan. 19 reviewed the state's Master Plan for Higher Education and discussed the importance of investing in graduate education to help keep California competitive.
The Asian Health Caucus, a student group at UCSF, is holding a bone marrow drive on Monday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Medical Sciences Building on the Parnassus campus.
Alice Dreger, a noted author, ethicist, historian and specialist in abnormal anatomy, will discuss intersexuality and medical responses to it on Thursday, Jan. 27, 12 to 1 p.m., on the Parnasssus campus.
A symposium to celebrate the official launch of UCSF Global Health Sciences will be held on Friday, Feb. 11, 1 to 5 p.m., in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
Kathleen M Giacomini, chair of biopharmaceutical sciences, has been appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council, which is composed of leaders in the biological and medical sciences, education and health care.