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Archive: Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research…
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Archive: Katherine Pollard's genomic research is cover story in Scientific American
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Archive: UCSF Serves as Model for Japan's Inaugural Nurse Practitioner Program
Seeking to take its nursing education and training to the next level, a Japanese university received guidance from UCSF’s world-renowned School of Nursing.
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Archive: Reuters story highlights Chris Voigt's use of synthetic biology to make gasoline
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Archive: Pelosi Sees "Evidence of Greatness" at UCSF, Heralds New Era of Support for Science
During a visit to the Mission Bay campus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said UCSF represents the future of scientific advancement, and praised recent federal actions supporting the NIH and stem cell research.
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Archive: Performance to Explore Teens' Experiences with Illness, Hospitalization
UCSF will debut a show on April 30 featuring theater pieces, music, poetry and other forms of artistic expression created by current and former patients of UCSF Children’s Hospital.
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Archive: Nursing school partnership addresses neonatal needs in Hawai'i and California
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Archive: Pelosi to tour UCSF Mission Bay and Gladstone Institutes, to speak at press conference April 17 in San Francisco
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi will tour the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Bay Campus and the J. David Gladstone Institutes.
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Archive: Visiting Professor Oulton Brings Valuable Insight into Global Health
World-renowned nursing and health policy advocate Judith Oulton is this year’s UC Presidential Chair at UCSF and will spend the next three months teaching at the UCSF School of Nursing.
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Archive: Worms control lifespan at high temperatures, UCSF study finds
The common research worm, C. elegans, is able to use heat-sensing nerve cells to not only regulate its response to hotter environments, but also to control the pace of its aging as a result of that heat, according to new research at the University of California, San Francisco
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Archive: UCSF Introduces Emergency WarnMe System to Help Safeguard Campus Community
Members of the campus community now have an opportunity to sign up for a new mass notification system that will alert them to life-threatening emergencies.
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Archive: UCSF, Stanford study reveals neural networks targeted in brain diseases
Scientists are reporting the strongest evidence to date that neurodegenerative diseases target and progress along distinct neural networks that normally support healthy brain function. The discovery could lead to earlier diagnoses, novel treatment-monitoring strategies, and, possibly, recognition of a common disease process among all forms of neurodegeneration.
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Archive: UCSF Joins National Celebration of the Week of the Young Child
The 10th annual children’s art exhibition and a free movie are among the activities planned at UCSF during the Week of the Young Child, which begins on April 19.
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Archive: Support from the Inner Circle: UCSF Department of Neurosurgery Accommodates Disabled Patient's Service Dog
UCSF Medical Center is sensitive to the needs of its patients, who get support from an inner circle that sometimes includes a beloved animal.
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Archive: UCSF to award its highest honor to four civic and scientific leaders
UCSF will award its highest honor—the UCSF Medal—to four civic and scientific leaders at a special event on Wednesday, April 15.
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Archive: UCSF Establishes a New Funding Model for Data Network
In accordance with the UCSF Strategic Plan, which calls for investment in infrastructure, including information technology (IT) systems, the University will begin implementing a recharge fee to help make critical improvements to the UCSF data network.
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Archive: UCSF rises to second among top universities in NIH funding
UCSF was the second largest recipient of National Institutes of Health research support in 2008, according to new figures released by NIH
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Archive: UCSF Chancellor and Gladstone President host Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Mission Bay tour
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Archive: UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells
A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body.
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Archive: Young Women's Health Leadership Summit Brings High School Students to UCSF
The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health recently hosted nearly 250 young women from local high schools at a summit designed to empower them to succeed.
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Archive: Update: Brown Fat Metabolism in Humans and Mice
Last week, we reported that Robert Farese Jr.’s mutant mice lack an enzyme and burn up more food calories as a result. Farese wonders whether brown fat is involved. This week, researchers report that humans have the stuff too.
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Archive: Update: Antipsychotic Drugs for Depression
Big Pharma continues to seek approval to market schizophrenia drugs for depression.
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Archive: UC Separates Fact from Fiction About the Budget
The University of California recently posted a new fact sheet about the state budget crisis.
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Archive: Testosterone in Prostate Cancer - New Way to Block Hormones
An idea for treating drug-resistant prostate cancer emerges from a UCSF lab.
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Archive: Lydia B. Zablotska joins Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
New UCSF Faculty, April 2009
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Archive: Health Needs of Adolescents Not Being Met, UCSF Expert Says
Adolescent health expert Mary-Ann Shafer is calling for top-to-bottom reform and a holistic, custom-tailored approach when it comes to caring for the nation’s 42 million adolescents.
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Archive: Pap Smear or HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer?
A new study finds that one-time cervical cancer screening for women with limited health care access is worthwhile. A DNA test to detect HPV could be used for mobile van delivery of same-day screening and follow-up in the rural US.
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Archive: UCSF Teams with University of Hawaii to Address Neonatal Nurse Shortage
A collaborative neonatal nurse training program was created in response to the growing demand for these specialists, and will work to meet the short- and long-term needs of the most vulnerable premature infants.
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Archive: Neda Ratanawongsa joins Department of Medicine
New UCSF Faculty, April 2009