Friday, March 19, 2010

• March 19, 2010
  Pharmacy School’s Medicare Part D Program Charts New Territory in Health Policy Education
  The UCSF School of Pharmacy is charting new territory with an interdisciplinary education program for health care professionals on Medicare Part D.
• March 18, 2010
  US Launches Novel Clinical Trial to Rapidly Screen Promising Drugs for Breast Cancer Patients
  Taking an innovative path toward personalized medicine, scientists for the first time will be able to eliminate – at an early point in a clinical trial — experimental drugs that show poor efficacy, dramatically shortening the time it takes to get the right medication to the right patient with breast cancer.
• March 17, 2010
  Chancellor to Present Advancement of Women Award on March 22
  The UCSF community is invited to celebrate the recognition of a graduate student, faculty and staff member who will receive the Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women at a ceremony on March 22.
• March 17, 2010
  UCSF’s Berger to Join NFL Committee on Concussions
  Mitch Berger, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, has been named to the NFL’s newly renamed committee on head, neck and spine medical committee.
• March 15, 2010
  UCSF Prepares for Opening Fourth Street to Traffic at Mission Bay
  The City and County of San Francisco plans to open Fourth Street to traffic at the UCSF Mission Bay campus on March 19.
• March 12, 2010
  Nursing School Well Prepared for Future, Dean Says in Final State of School Address
  Dean Kathy Dracup says the school is preparing to respond to ongoing budget challenges by taking a number of actions, including raising student/professional fees, boosting philanthropic support and prioritizing new initiatives.
• March 11, 2010
  UCSF Lecture on Sugar & Obesity Goes Viral as Experts Confront Health Crisis
  People are paying close attention to pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig’s message that the obesity epidemic can be blamed on a marked increase in the consumption of a type of sugar called fructose.
• March 10, 2010
  Spring Dance Event to Benefit UCSF Brain Tumor Center
  The UCSF community is invited on March 20 and 21 to “Spring Dance Inspiration,” a two-night performance by an international group of dancers, to benefit the UCSF Brain Tumor Center.
• March 9, 2010
  Students to Host Third Annual Spring Art Show
  The campus community can see the fruits of student talent at the third annual spring art show on March 11.
• March 8, 2010
  Dean Koda-Kimble to Receive Pharmacy Profession’s Highest Honor
  Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, “a major force in shaping, advocating and expanding clinical pharmacy practice in the U.S. and around the world,” will receive the highest honor from the American Pharmacists Association.
• March 5, 2010
  UC Mandates Ethical Values and Conduct Training
  The University of California is requiring all employees to receive ethical values and conduct training by Dec. 31, 2010.

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