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Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis
AIDS Walk San Francisco is this Sunday, July 17, so if you haven't signed up to join a UCSF team or sponsored a walker, now is the time to do so.
Bruce Conklin, an associate professor of medicine and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has provided mouse heart cells and embryonic stem cells to the new exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the honor roll in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on "America's Best Hospitals," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
The campus community is invited to hear a sobering perspective about the war in Iraq when a reporter talks about his new book at UCSF on July 20.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/honorroll.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">honor roll</a> in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on"<a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/tophosp.htm" class="tealLink" target="_blank">America's Best Hospitals</a>," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
With the recent attacks to the public transportation system in London, the US Homeland Security Advisory system threat level has been elevated to "<strong>Orange</strong>" (High), for public transportation systems only.
Doctors from UCSF Medical Center will be volunteering their time and medical expertise to assist runners at the 2005 San Francisco Marathon on Sunday, July 31.
UCSF's Patricia Benner is taking the lead on a study to determine the best way to improve nursing education to reflect changes in health care delivery.
Images from UCSF campuses at Laurel Heights and Parnassus Heights come together in a unique DVD release now playing in the first-floor lobby at 3333 California Street.
UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop will be the guest on KQED's "Forum" program tomorrow (July 7), from 9 to 10 a.m., the first hour of a two-hour special the radio show is doing on innovation in the Bay Area.
Campus life at UCSF Mission Bay will take a dramatic turn for the better when the long-awaited community center and much-needed housing complex opens this fall.
UCSF Medical Center recently opened 18 new patient beds -- most in private rooms -- in the Emergency Department (ED) as part of a major renovation.
Secret lives are no fun if no one knows about them. So next time you are passing through the Parnassus office of Hematology/Oncology, ask Camper English, resident writer, veteran clubber and all-around authority on swag, scams and what happens after midnight, for some tips.
Keys to perimeter doors at the UCSF Parnassus campus will become obsolete on July 1 when electronic access is fully implemented as part of the University's ongoing efforts to boost security.
The Office of the President has approved a one-year extension of the Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program for those employees who already participated in the program.
Jim Wells, cofounder of Sunesis, will help boost drug discovery at UCSF's QB3 as part of a joint appointment in the schools of pharmacy and medicine.
Mary Woolley, one of the nation's most influential spokespeople on the importance of medical research in modern life, will present a talk about the future of medical research at the J. David Gladstone Institutes on Wednesday, July 6.
UCSF is implementing a mandatory training program to comply with a new state law requiring sexual harassment prevention education for all supervisors.
James Wells, PhD, cofounder of the South San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company Sunesis and a pioneer in developing new drug discovery and protein engineering technologies, has been appointed professor in both the schools of pharmacy and medicine at UCSF
UCSF's schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy again rank No. 1 in the US for NIH funding while the School of Medicine ranks third in all research grants, awards and contracts.
Members of the UCSF community reached the finish line in the fourth annual AIDS/LifeCycle, a 585-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
UCSF was the fourth largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research dollars in 2004, receiving a total of $438.8 million from all awards in the nationally competitive process, according to rankings newly released by NIH.
UCSF will build and rent affordable housing for staff who meet specific income criteria if the University is allowed to proceed with plans for its new medical center facilities at Mission Bay.
Meredithe Mendelsohn, MPA, was installed as president of the Auxiliary of the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion in a brief ceremony June 15.
Research shows that a non-invasive MRI technique is safer, more widely available and cheaper to use to distinguish types of dementia in patients.
Scientists believe they know why African Americans are more susceptible to prostate cancer as compared to whites.
A non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called arterial spin labeling is just as accurate as invasive scanning techniques in distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the brains of elderly people
Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Dell Inc., UCSF was able to recycle 27 tons of electronics during computer take-back days recently.
The campus community is invited to attend the awards ceremony for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) leaders on Wednesday, June 22.