Thursday, September 9, 2010

• September 8, 2010
  UCSF Offers Fifth Year of Faculty Leadership Collaborative
  The Chancellor’s Council on Faculty Life (CCFL) is again sponsoring the UCSF Faculty Leadership Collaborative, a leadership development program that offers faculty members an opportunity to network with colleagues across the University.
• September 7, 2010
  UCSF Debuts Facebook Fan Page as Part of Social Media Strategy
  UCSF is launching a Facebook fan page and a page focusing on the upcoming “Stand Up to Cancer” national telecast on September 10 to raise the visibility of the health sciences university.
• September 3, 2010
  UCSF Finishes as Top Five Fundraising Team in Final AIDS Walk Results
  The UCSF contingent finished in fifth place for its fundraising efforts out of all the teams that participated in AIDS Walk San Francisco 2010, according to the final official fundraising tally.
• September 2, 2010
  Advocate Receives Mayor’s Disability Council Beacon Award
  Longtime disability rights advocate Alice Wong was recognized recently by the Mayor’s Disability Council for her leadership on behalf of people with disabilities.
• September 2, 2010
  UCSF Employee Assaulted at 16th and Mission Streets
  A UCSF employee was struck in the face by an African-American woman while walking to the BART Station at night, according to the UCSF Police Department.
• September 1, 2010
  UC Task Force Recommends Changes to Post-Employment Benefits
  If Regents approve one of the recommendations from a UC task force on post-employment benefits, faculty and staff will contribute 5 percent of their pay to the UC Retirement Plan by July 2012.
• August 31, 2010
  UCSF Video Depicts Story of Mount Sutro
  A new video describes proposals for the ongoing management of the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve, a 61-acre forest within UCSF’s Parnassus campus.
• August 30, 2010
  Symposium to Highlight Prospects, Challenges of Translating Stem Cell Science into Future Therapies
  UCSF is co-sponsoring a symposium on September 27 and 28 to provide scientists and physicians with the “nuts and bolts” of translating stem cell science into cell-based products for clinical trials.
• August 27, 2010
  UC to Consider Proposed Changes to UC Retirement Benefits
  The University of California will consider recommendations on changes to post-employment benefits that are outlined in a task force’s report now posted on the Future of the UC Retirement Benefits website.
• August 26, 2010
  Academic Senate Joins RAP Making Grant Process Easier for UCSF Researchers
  The UCSF Academic Senate is now collaborating with other groups in the Resource Allocation Program (RAP) to make obtaining intramural research funding easier for faculty.
• August 25, 2010
  UCSF Chancellor Delivers First Anniversary Message
  UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann delivers a video message to the UCSF community to mark her first anniversary at the helm of the University.

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