Tuesday, February 9, 2010

• February 9, 2010
  American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Elects Vail as Director
  UCSF’s Thomas Vail, one of the nation’s top orthopaedic surgeons and a clinical scientist, has been elected director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
• February 9, 2010
  Take the Staff Appreciation Survey
  Staff members who participated in holiday appreciation events late last year are being asked to take a quick survey to provide feedback.
• February 8, 2010
  Senator Specter to Talk About Health Care, NIH Funding at UCSF Town Hall
  Senator Arlen Specter will join UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann for a town hall meeting to talk about health care reform, federal funding of scientific research and other important issues on February 16.
• February 5, 2010
  Struggle Continues to Realize Dream of Martin Luther King, UCSF Awardees Say
  Three members of the UCSF community were honored recently with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for their extraordinary leadership in advancing the goals of social justice.
• February 4, 2010
  UCSF to Celebrate Release of First Lesbian Health Textbook
  The Lesbian Health & Research Center will commemorate the release of the first-ever comprehensive lesbian health textbook during an afternoon symposium at UCSF on February 8.
• February 3, 2010
  UCSF Forum to Focus on Tobacco Research, Education
  Douglas Bettcher, director of the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Free Initiative, will talk about reining in Big Tobacco during a symposium at UCSF on February 12.
• February 2, 2010
  Yamanaka to Receive 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
  Shinya Yamanaka, a scientist who reprogrammed adult cells into embryonic-like stem cells, has been chosen to receive the 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology.
• February 2, 2010
  UCSF Resource Allocation Program Offers Intramural Spring Funding
  The UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) is accepting applications for the spring 2010 funding cycle.
• February 1, 2010
  Professor to Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Seminars
  Matthew Springer, an associate professor of medicine at UCSF, is again conducting earthquake preparedness talks at several campus locations beginning today (February 1.)
• February 1, 2010
  UCSF Fresno Serves as Important Training Ground
  UCSF Fresno — a valuable location for learning — is adding three new physician training programs this year.
• January 29, 2010
  UCSF Leaders Pay Tribute to Washington
  UCSF leaders recently gave Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Eugene Washington a rousing send-off praising him for his integrity, enthusiasm and dedication to UCSF.

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