Archive: UCSF Presents Parenting Program on April 20
The campus community is invited to a special program on "Powerful Non-Defensive Parenting," sponsored by the UCSF Center for Gender Equity.
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Archive: Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
People with "mild persistent asthma" -- about a quarter of all asthma sufferers -- appear to gain adequate relief by inhaling anti-inflammatory steroids only during periods of bad symptoms, rather than daily as current guidelines recommend, a new study shows
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Archive: Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Appoints New Director
J. David Gladstone Institutes President Robert W. Mahley announced the appointment of Deepak Srivastava as the new director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD).
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Archive: Gladstone investigator Steve Finkbeiner wins Hereditary Disease Foundation's Lieberman award
The Hereditary Disease Foundation has named Steven Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, an assistant investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and assistant professor of neurology and physiology at UCSF, as the recipient of its highly esteemed Lieberman Award.
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Archive: UCSF Researcher Works to Improve Fetal Heart Imaging
Up to 75 percent of fetal heart defects go undetected in routine ultrasound screening. UCSF researcher Lisa Hornberger teaches doctors better techniques to improve detection rates, and is working to treat heart defects before babies are born.
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Archive: UCSF events for May 2005
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Archive: Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease appoints new director: Deepak Srivastava
J. David Gladstone Institutes President Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD, today announced the appointment of Deepak Srivastava, MD, as the new director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD).
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Archive: Workshops across San Francisco May 17 - 24 will mark California Women's Health Month
In honor of Women's Health Month in California, the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health will host community workshops in May on topics including aging, heart health and reproductive health. Workshops are free of charge and open to the public.
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Archive: New UCSF Mission Bay Center to Study Membrane Proteins
UCSF's Mission Bay campus is now headquarters for a new center to advance research on membrane proteins – proteins that are on the outside surface of cells and are the targets of nearly half of all drugs.
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Archive: Preventive health care classes for older adults begin
The UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) continues its second year this spring with a new course entitled "Preventive Health Care for Older Adults."
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Archive: UCSF Prosthetic Patient Summits Mount Everest
Nawang Sherpa, who last May became the first man with a prosthetic leg to summit Mount Everest, delivered hope to patients at UCSF recently.
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Archive: Gladstone Institutes Building Recognized as Best New Office, Rock Hall Named Finalist
The new J. David Gladstone Institutes research facility, located at Mission Bay, has been selected as the San Francisco Business Times 2004 Real Estate Deal of the Year Award as Best New Office R&D Development/San Francisco.
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Archive: Researchers See Less Cognitive Impairment in Women Taking Raloxifene for Osteoporosis
A drug prescribed for the prevention of osteoporosis reduced women's risk of mild cognitive impairment by 33 percent in a worldwide clinical trial led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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Archive: Marshall Named Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
UCSF Professor Sally J. Marshall, PhD, has been appointed Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, a key position that involves working to improve the quality of life for faculty.
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Archive: Campus Hosts Earth Day Fair on April 13
The campus community is invited to hear what UCSF and organizations around the Bay Area are doing to protect the planet during an Earth Day fair on Wednesday, April 13.
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Archive: Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
A drug prescribed for the prevention of osteoporosis reduced women's risk of mild cognitive impairment by 33 percent in a worldwide clinical trial led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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Archive: Teens Believe Oral Sex is Safer, More Acceptable to Peers
Teens believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers.
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Archive: UC Proposes Revised Family Friendly Policies
UC is proposing revisions to family leave policies for all non-exclusively represented academic employees and welcomes comments on the changes by Tuesday, May 24.
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Archive: Grateful family is a fundraising powerhouse for the UCSF Bone Marrow transplant unit
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Archive: Dynes Emphasizes UC's Role in State Economic Health at Commonwealth Club
A strong University of California is essential to the state's economic future, UC President Robert C. Dynes told the Commonwealth Club of California in a March 30 speech in San Francisco.
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Archive: Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
Young adolescents believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers. They are also more likely to try oral sex, according to a UCSF study published in the April 2005 issue of Pediatrics.
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Archive: Serra Sculpture Arrives at UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Amid unrelenting rain, sculptor Richard Serra's latest public artwork -- titled "Ballast" – was anchored into place in the puddle-filled future plaza at UCSF Mission Bay on March 22. (See video.)
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Archive: UCSF Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine Rank Among Nation's Best in Annual Survey
UCSF's schools of pharmacy and medicine again rank among the country's top graduate schools in the annual survey conducted and published by U.S. News & World Report.
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Archive: Gladstone Institutes building honored with San Francisco Business Times Best New Office award
The new J. David Gladstone Institutes research facility, located at Mission Bay in San Francisco and dedicated in December, is the recipient of the San Francisco Business Times 2004 Real Estate Deal of the Year Award as Best New Office R&D Development/San Francisco.
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Archive: Specialized Treatment Improves Mental Health for Depressed African American and Latino Seniors
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
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Archive: Two Faculty Members Win Top Teaching Award
Tracy B. Fulton, PhD, and Martin S. Bogetz, MD, will be honored on April 28 for winning the 2004-2005 UCSF Distinction in Teaching Awards.
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Archive: UCSF's Center for BioEntreneurship Fetes Unique Course
The Center for BioEntrepreneurship (CBE) celebrated one of UCSF's most unique courses, Idea to IPO…and Beyond, on March 14 in the atrium of Genentech Hall.
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Archive: Conference Focuses on Health Care for the Poor
UCSF will host the 7th Annual International Health Conference, "Health Care for the Poor" at its Parnassus campus on Saturday, April 2.
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Archive: UCSF Names New Deputy Campus Counsel
Greta W. Schnetzler, a San Francisco attorney who specializes in representing institutions of higher learning, has been named the new Deputy Campus Counsel in the UCSF Office of Legal Affairs.
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Archive: Specialized treatment improves mental health for depressed African American and Latino seniors
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.