UCSF Today Archives: 2008

Stories by Year

December 30, 2008
2008 Year in Review
December 29, 2008
Silicon Valley Blogger and UCSF Heart Patient Shares Lessons Learned
December 29, 2008
UCSF Study Aims to Protect Joints, on Earth and Off
December 25, 2008
Flores Wins Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Award
December 24, 2008
UCSF Named Among 15 Top Places to Work in Academia
December 23, 2008
School of Dentistry Tackles Oral Health Disparities with Largest-Ever Grant
December 23, 2008
Parkinson’s Researcher Wins Prestigious Award to Study Disease’s Origins
December 23, 2008
Nominations Due by January 6 for the Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women
December 19, 2008
UCSF Researchers Shed Light on Genetic Factors Behind Alcohol Dependence
December 18, 2008
Governor, Chancellor Salute Broad Foundation Gift to Support UCSF Stem Cell Research
December 18, 2008
Researcher Discovers New Role for a Molecule That May Prevent Cell Death
December 17, 2008
American Cancer Society Recognizes UCSF’s Glantz as International Tobacco Control Leader
December 16, 2008
Doctor Describes Work Helping At-Risk Children in Brazil
December 15, 2008
UC President Issues Message: Time for Budget Reality
December 15, 2008
Culprit in Eye Cancer Identified, Drug Development Begins
December 12, 2008
SF General Hospital Names New Chief of Medical Services
December 12, 2008
UCSF Partners with Community to Inform Teens About Reproductive Health
December 11, 2008
CDC Director Calls for Sweeping Health Reform
December 10, 2008
UCSF-Led High School Team Wins National Honors for Genetic Engineering
December 8, 2008
Nursing School Alumna Supports Field Through New Endowed Chair
December 8, 2008
Search for Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women
December 4, 2008
Howard Hughes Awardees Will Use UCSF Cell Discovery to Target Cancer
December 4, 2008
New UCSF Radio Program Focuses on Women’s Health
December 4, 2008
UCSF Spine Center Tackles Most Complex Spine Surgeries on West Coast
December 4, 2008
Heart-Healthy Chocolate? How Sweet It Is!
December 3, 2008
Expensive CT Scans: Where’s the Patient Benefit?
December 3, 2008
Course Offers Lessons in Biotech Business Savvy
December 2, 2008
Heart Attacks and Women: Disease Presents Differently by Gender
December 2, 2008
UCSF’s Aging Brain Research Featured in Wall Street Journal
December 2, 2008
Faculty React to Attacks in Mumbai
December 2, 2008
New Online Course Offers Safety Tips for Active Shooter Scenario
December 1, 2008
CDC Director to Talk at UCSF About Rescuing Health, Economy
November 26, 2008
UCSF Helps Local Kids Run Toward a Healthy Future
November 25, 2008
Flores Wins Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Award
November 24, 2008
Drug Trial Reports Show Bias for Funder’s Drug, UCSF Study Shows
November 24, 2008
Tool to Measure ER Stress in Cells Promises Diabetes Insight
November 24, 2008
Cells’ Protein-Folding ‘ER’ May Play a Role in Type 2 Diabetes
November 24, 2008
Macy’s Tree Lighting Event to Benefit UCSF Children’s Hospital
November 21, 2008
Panel Highlights Medical Promise of Stem Cells
November 20, 2008
In Young Men, HPV Vaccine Prevents Conditions That Lead to Cancer
November 20, 2008
Breaking Ground: UCSF Builds Institute for Regeneration Medicine
November 20, 2008
Medical Community Looks to New Leadership for Health Care Reform
November 20, 2008
UCSF to Become a Completely Smoke-Free Campus Today
November 19, 2008
UCSF Residents Receive Advocacy Awards
November 18, 2008
UCSF Students Present Work to Thousands at National Public Health Conference
November 17, 2008
Flu Tracking Highlights Google Search Analysis as a Tool for Medicine
November 17, 2008
State Fiscal Crisis Further Depletes 2008-2009 UC Budget
November 17, 2008
UCSF Launches 2008 Charitable Giving Campaign
November 14, 2008
UCSF Today Readers Comment on Election Results
November 14, 2008
UCTV to Webcast International Climate Summit
November 14, 2008
AAMC Honors Schroeder as Anti-Smoking Crusader
November 13, 2008
University Community Partnerships Program Requests Proposals for Grants
November 12, 2008
QB3, Gladstone Institutes Lauded For Role in Economic Development
November 12, 2008
UCSF Professor Offers Cure for Ailing Health Care System
November 10, 2008
UCSF Employee Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning Colleague
November 10, 2008
UCSF Cardiologists Lead Nation in ER Heart Attack Care
November 10, 2008
New Hope for HIV Treatment: Cells Exhausted from Fighting Infection can be Revitalized
November 6, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Honors UCSF
November 6, 2008
FAS Launches 2008 Survey to Gauge Customer Satisfaction
November 6, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency Honors UCSF
November 4, 2008
UCSF Researchers Make Headway with Potential Alcoholism Drug
November 4, 2008
UCSF Health Disparities Symposium Highlights Gaps in Health and Health Care
November 4, 2008
UCSF Researchers Make Headway with Potential Alcoholism Drug
November 4, 2008
UCSF Researchers Talk to a National Gathering of Science Writers
November 3, 2008
A Decade Later, Mother of Slain Student Continues Call for Tolerance
October 31, 2008
Integrative Medicine Expert to Speak at UCSF About Eating Disorders
October 31, 2008
76 Nobel Laureates Endorse Obama for President
October 30, 2008
Cancer Center Launches Evidence-Based Initiative with 40 African American Churches
October 29, 2008
UCSF team featured in stem cell cartilage repair story on NBC Nightly News
October 29, 2008
Voters to Consider Prop. 3 to Rebuild Children’s Hospitals
October 29, 2008
UCSF School of Dentistry Students Celebrate Science and Clinical Excellence
October 27, 2008
UCSF Students Open Up to Destigmatize Mental Illness
October 24, 2008
Chancellor Issues Letter to Campus Community
October 23, 2008
UC Employees to Go Without Systemwide Salary Increases in 2008-2009
October 21, 2008
Mother of Slain Matthew Shepard to Share Message of Tolerance
October 21, 2008
UCSF Launches Nationwide Clinical Trial-Matching Website for Breast Cancer
October 20, 2008
Hundreds Gather to Celebrate Millberry Union’s 50th Anniversary
October 17, 2008
Green Selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Physician-Scientist
October 16, 2008
Program Offers New Chance at Life After Lockup
October 15, 2008
SFGH Seeks Voter Support to Rebuild Hospital
October 15, 2008
OAAIS Launches UCSF Campus Wireless Network Project
October 14, 2008
Campus Community Commemorates ‘Spirit of Diversity’ Mural
October 13, 2008
UCSF Resumes Diversity-Minded Outreach Program
October 13, 2008
UCSF Research into Tiny Organisms Has Big Implications
October 10, 2008
First-Generation College Students Get Extra Support at UCSF
October 9, 2008
UCSF Police Report Robbery Near Mount Zion Campus
October 8, 2008
Talk Explores Role of Race and Gender in Presidential Politics
October 7, 2008
UCSF Children's Hospital Kicks Off Tree Lighting Fundraiser
October 3, 2008
UCSF to Host Diversity Mural Celebration
October 2, 2008
Major NIH Award Supports Epigenomics Research
October 2, 2008
NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program NIH Roadmap Epigenome Mapping Center
October 1, 2008
Dillon Wins Gold Medal from American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
September 30, 2008
UCSF to Celebrate Diversity During Events in October
September 29, 2008
Featherstone Plans for Changes as Appointed School of Dentistry Dean
September 26, 2008
Lo Named UCSF Distinguished Clinical Research Lecturer
September 25, 2008
UCSF Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Transplant Service
September 23, 2008
UCSF’s FastPay Program to Debut on October 1
September 23, 2008
Two Scientists Receive Grants for ‘Unconventional’ Research
September 22, 2008
Documentary Depicts Challenges of Caregiving
September 19, 2008
High School Internship Program Partners Teens with Scientists
September 17, 2008
UCSF Seeks Ham Radio Operators for Emergency Communications Team
September 17, 2008
Debas to Update Regents on UC School of Global Health
September 16, 2008
UCSF to Host Second Annual Mission Bay Block Party
September 12, 2008
New Drug Candidate to Treat Alcoholism Hits a Different Target in the Brain
September 12, 2008
NIH Nominates Washington to Scientific Management Review Board
September 12, 2008
Measuring Outcomes of Antiretroviral Treatment in Africa
September 11, 2008
UCSF Receives NIH Award to Expand Global Health Network
September 11, 2008
UCSF to Offer Emergency Preparedness Briefings on Oct. 21
September 10, 2008
UCSF Memory and Aging Center Hosts Events to Support Research
September 9, 2008
DeRisi Wins Heinz Award for Virus Detection and Malaria Research
September 9, 2008
UCSF Offers New Wellness Grand Rounds for Faculty
September 8, 2008
UC Police Report Bicycle Thefts at Parnassus and Mission Bay Campuses
September 5, 2008
UCSF Names New Dean of the School of Dentistry
September 5, 2008
Symposium to Highlight Basic Research Focused on Understanding Diseases of Aging
September 4, 2008
Schiavo Case Showed Media’s Potential Influence on Health Care Decisions, Study Says
September 4, 2008
UCSF Leads Neurological Emergency Medicine Study in San Francisco Area Hospitals
September 4, 2008
Community Support Grows for Asian Heart & Vascular Center
September 3, 2008
Singapore Executives Learn About UCSF’s Hospitalist Program
September 2, 2008
California Assembly Passes UC-supported AB 2296, the Researcher Protection Act of 2008
September 2, 2008
Campus Hosts Final Events to Mark 50th Anniversary of Millberry Union
August 29, 2008
AAMC President to Address UCSF Academy of Medical Educators
August 28, 2008
Longtime LGBT Activist Passes Away at UCSF
August 28, 2008
UCSF Offers Laptop Insurance, Encryption Software to Secure Data
August 26, 2008
Learning How to Survive a Shooter on Campus
August 25, 2008
UCSF Chancellor’s Concert Season Starts Sept. 11
August 22, 2008
UC a ‘Shining Star’ for College Campuses in Sustainability
August 22, 2008
Cell Transplantation Holds Promise for Epilepsy
August 21, 2008
Inhibition of Myc Gene Shows Promise Against Cancer
August 21, 2008
UCSF to Honor Luft’s Legacy of Leadership
August 20, 2008
UCSF to Host Safety Fairs Beginning Sept. 10
August 19, 2008
UCSF Resource Allocation Program Offers Third Round of Grants
August 18, 2008
Gerbert Receives Dental School’s 2008 Faculty Research Award
August 15, 2008
Nursing School Names Three Endowed Chairs
August 14, 2008
Virologist to Deliver UCSF Sokolow Lecture
August 13, 2008
UC Police Report Robbery, Attempted Purse Snatching Near Parnassus Campus
August 13, 2008
UCSF Medical Center Receives Rebates for Going Green
August 12, 2008
University-Community Partnerships Offer Training Series
August 11, 2008
ExxonMobil to Support Innovative New Malaria Elimination Strategy in Southern Africa
August 11, 2008
UCSF to Go Smoke-Free
August 8, 2008
Families Celebrate Life at UCSF Pediatric Transplant Picnic
August 5, 2008
UC Police Report Robbery near Alabama and Mariposa Streets
August 5, 2008
New Web Portal Showcases UCSF Life
August 4, 2008
UCSF to Host Faculty Welcoming Week
July 31, 2008
UCSF to Conduct Campuswide Computer and Data Security Assessment
July 30, 2008
AFSCME to Hold Rally on Parnassus Campus Today
July 30, 2008
Trainee Receives Funding to Pursue Research in Hematology
July 29, 2008
Participants Sought for Study of Mindfulness Meditation, HIV Progression
July 29, 2008
Discussion is Key to End-of-Life Care
July 28, 2008
Philp Receives American Academy of Pediatrics Research Grant
July 25, 2008
UC President Issues Statement on Employee Pay
July 25, 2008
Chuter Wins Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery
July 25, 2008
Looking Far Afield for Pancreas Cancer Clues
July 24, 2008
Seventh Annual UCSF Student Research Symposium a Success
July 23, 2008
UCSF Introduces PhysFit Wellness Program
July 22, 2008
UCSF AIDS Walk Coalition Contributes to Successful Event
July 18, 2008
Medical Center CEO Offers Drop-in Hours for Employees
July 17, 2008
Promoting Effective Communication in a Diverse Work Culture
July 16, 2008
James Wins Grant for Brain Tumor Research
July 15, 2008
Incubating the Future at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus
July 14, 2008
UCSF to Develop Campus Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams
July 14, 2008
UCSF and Medical Center Continue Operations During Strike
July 11, 2008
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer to Benefit UCSF-SFGH Partnership
July 10, 2008
UCSF Introduces Leadership Development Initiative
July 10, 2008
ABOG Offers Brown Bag Sessions on Mentorship Program
July 9, 2008
Pilot Shadow Program Bolsters Interprofessional Education at UCSF
July 8, 2008
Police to Teach Survival Strategies, Response to Active Shooter on Campus
July 3, 2008
UCSF Police Department Reminds Campus Community About Wireless Telephone Laws
July 3, 2008
Researcher Helps Physicians Navigate the Subtleties of Melanoma
July 1, 2008
What Works to Prevent HIV Among Heterosexual African Americans?
July 1, 2008
Lam Wins Pediatrics’ Grumbach Award
June 30, 2008
New UCSF Program Provides Link Between Basic and Clinical Sciences Training
June 26, 2008
UC Libraries Launch Pilot of Melvyl Catalog Replacement
June 20, 2008
Hypnosis as Good as Counseling in Helping Smokers Quit, Study Finds
June 20, 2008
UCSF Teams to Compete for Novel Trophy in AIDS Walk San Francisco
June 19, 2008
Town Hall Meeting to Provide Update on Medical Center Strategic Plan
June 18, 2008
Among Elderly, Function is More Accurate Than Disease at Predicting Death
June 18, 2008
Nursing School Praises Stellar Staff Member
June 16, 2008
Gladstone’s Kreitzer Receives Pew Scholar Award
June 16, 2008
Glenn Lends a Hand to Save Brains, Soothe Hearts
June 13, 2008
Intensive Care Nursery Keeps Central Line Bloodstream Infections Down
June 12, 2008
Chancellor Bishop Named to Royal Society
June 12, 2008
UCSF to Host Spring Retreat to Launch CCTI
June 11, 2008
UCSF Global Health Sciences Offers New, One-Year Master’s Degree
June 11, 2008
Gladstone's Shinya Yamanaka Wins Prestigious Shaw Prize for Stem Cell Discoveries
June 10, 2008
Three Campus GLBT Leaders to Receive Chancellor’s Award
June 9, 2008
Computer Security: A Call to Action for Every One of Us
June 6, 2008
Alumnus Receives Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award
June 5, 2008
Symposium Addresses Glass Ceiling in the University Setting
June 4, 2008
Volberding to Join Mayor Newsom in Town Hall Discussion About Health Care
June 3, 2008
New Website Chronicles History of UCSF
June 3, 2008
UCSF's Yamamoto Endorses AAAS Report on Threats to Science
June 3, 2008
Roundworm Sheds Light on Fat Storage
June 2, 2008
Lang Tapped as Space Research Team Leader
May 30, 2008
German Wins 2008 JDRF Award for Scientific Excellence
May 29, 2008
UCSF Stem Cell and Cancer Symposium
May 28, 2008
UCSF's Glantz Slams Hollywood's Lax Enforcement of Tobacco Rating
May 27, 2008
UCSF Awards Gold-Headed Cane to Advocate for Disabled
May 23, 2008
Campus to Honor Hopewell for Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring
May 22, 2008
Schillinger Wins Health Literacy in Advancing Patient Safety Award
May 21, 2008
UCSF Promotes Wellness with New Initiatives
May 19, 2008
UCSF Presents Designs for Medical Center at Mission Bay
May 16, 2008
Landmark California Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Elicits Strong UCSF Response
May 14, 2008
UCSF Medical Center Receives Highest Rating on National LGBT Healthcare Equality Index
May 7, 2008
New Stem Cell Research Building Nears
May 6, 2008
Gauging Heart Disease Risk and Its Treatment
May 6, 2008
CVRI Celebrates 50th Birthday
May 1, 2008
'Unleash the Energy'
May 1, 2008
UCSF's Ken Dill Elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 29, 2008
Safeway Foundation Gives $2 Million to UCSF for Breast Cancer Support
April 18, 2008
Animal Researcher Protection Legislation Moves Forward
April 18, 2008
Being Overweight or Obese Linked to Faster Brain Aging, Study Suggests
April 16, 2008
inSites: What’s on the Web? UCSF.edu Index for August 2009
April 16, 2008
HIV Might Hitch a Ride Into the Brain on Immune Cells, Researchers Find
April 11, 2008
Likely Reason Shown for Link Between HIV Drugs and Heart Attacks
April 10, 2008
Surprise: Rise in ER Admissions Caused by the Affluent, Not Uninsured
April 8, 2008
Art In the Presence of Frontotemporal Dementia
April 3, 2008
"Good" Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk and Prevention
April 3, 2008
UCSF Health Workforce Center Pinpoints Shortage of Minority Doctors
April 2, 2008
UCSF Police Department to Undergo Accreditation Review
April 1, 2008
Meet New UCSF Faculty
March 30, 2008
Mayor Proclaims Gladstone Institutes Day in San Francisco
March 20, 2008
UCSF Among 11 Hospitals Assessed Administrative Penalties
March 19, 2008
UCSF Collaborative Resource Allocation Program Offers Second Round of Grants
March 19, 2008
UCSF Medical Center CEO Updates Regents on Mission Bay Hospital Project
March 17, 2008
UCSF Launches New Strategic Plan Website
March 14, 2008
Tinkering with Cellular Circuits Sparks Synthetic Biology at UCSF
March 12, 2008
Motherhood and Memory Lapse
March 10, 2008
UCSF Asian Heart and Vascular Center Welcomes New Advisors
March 6, 2008
Gladstone Scientists Identify Role of Tiny RNAs in Controlling Stem Cell Fate
March 4, 2008
Foundation Touts UCSF Report on Health Differences
March 3, 2008
Wells to Chair UCSF Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
March 3, 2008
Gladstone Ranked #1 in the Scientist's Survey of Best Places for Postdoctoral Fellows to Work
February 29, 2008
Dean Ushers in 101st Year of School of Nursing
February 28, 2008
Harvard Professor of Pediatrics to Lecture at UCSF Today, Tomorrow
February 26, 2008
HepB Free Project Joins with UCSF Staff to Offer Prevention Strategies to Community
February 26, 2008
UCSF Opens Multidisciplinary Marfan Clinic
February 25, 2008
UCSF to Raise Awareness of Eating Disorders This Week
February 22, 2008
UC Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against AFSCME
February 22, 2008
Flu Season Approaches Peak, with Drug-Resistant Cases on the Rise
February 22, 2008
Gladstone & UCSF Scientists Reactivate Immune Cell Production in HIV-Infected Adults
February 21, 2008
Leading Contributor to Human Genome Project to Speak at UCSF
February 20, 2008
UCSF University Community Partnerships Council Offers New Grants Program
February 20, 2008
New Mini Medical School for the Public to begin at UCSF
February 19, 2008
UCSF to Offer Workshop on Effective Communication in a Diverse Environment
February 15, 2008
Mayor Newsom Appoints Nursing Professor to San Francisco Health Commission
February 14, 2008
UCSF Works Toward a Healthy Environment
February 13, 2008
University of California to Establish School of Global Health
February 12, 2008
Global Health Sciences, CTSI to Host Town Hall Meetings on International Projects
February 12, 2008
NIAID Director Anthony Fauci Gives Merle Sande Memorial Lecture
February 11, 2008
UCSF School of Pharmacy Names First Associate Dean for Diversity
February 8, 2008
Creating Change for UC Women
February 8, 2008
UCSF Study on Fetal Pain Revisited
February 7, 2008
UCSF to Host Valentine's Activities at Several Locations
February 6, 2008
Developing UCSF's Next Generation of Faculty Mentors
February 6, 2008
Focus the Nation Featured on TV20
February 5, 2008
It's Time to Get Out and Vote
February 5, 2008
UCSF Message Goes Global and Gets Local
February 4, 2008
National Search for School of Medicine Dean Underway
February 4, 2008
Chief of Pediatric Surgery on Oprah
January 31, 2008
Longtime Dentist Loses Battle with Leukemia
January 30, 2008
UCSF to Host Free Heart, Hepatitis B Screenings on Saturday
January 29, 2008
National Leader in Family Medicine Dies
January 28, 2008
Severe Weather Prompts Reminder of How to Handle an Elevator Failure
January 25, 2008
UCSF Student Receives Scholarship from National Hispanic Health Foundation
January 24, 2008
Peasant Pies Brings Portable, Affordable Meals to UCSF
January 23, 2008
UCSF Panel to Discuss HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa, Screen Film
January 22, 2008
UC Continues Progress in Sustainability Practices
January 22, 2008
Key Bone Building Pathway Identified in Mice
January 18, 2008
Arenson Elected to Board of Radiological Society of North America
January 18, 2008
UCSF's Jeff Wall Uses New Computational Methods to Search for Neanderthal Legacy & Disease Genes
January 17, 2008
UCSF Meningioma Research Laboratory Receives Donation
January 16, 2008
New UCSF PowerPoint templates available
January 16, 2008
UCSF Postdoc Receives Genetics Society of America's DeLill Nasser Award
January 15, 2008
Ad Campaign Raises Awareness of UCSF Medical Center's Innovation
January 14, 2008
Governor's Budget Proposes Education Cuts to Address Deficit
January 11, 2008
UCSF Experts to Talk About Finding a Cure for Asthma
January 11, 2008
UCSF Police Report Attempted Robbery and Battery at Mount Zion,
January 10, 2008
Campus Life Services to Pilot Going Greener Campaign
January 10, 2008
Gilead Sciences and Gladstone to Collaborate on HIV Targets
January 8, 2008
UCSF Names MLK Awardees, Hosts Series of Events
January 7, 2008
UCSF to Host Focus the Nation Teach-in
January 7, 2008
Medical Anthropologist Awarded Top Honor
January 7, 2008
UCSF Tropical Disease Researcher in Scientific American's Top 50
January 4, 2008
UCSF to Celebrate National Mentoring Month
January 4, 2008
VA Leader, UCSF Researcher Will Use VA's Computerized Medical Records for Physician Education
January 3, 2008
UCSF Series on the Pharmaceutical Industry's Marketing of Medicines
January 1, 2008
Meet New UCSF Faculty