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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Holds Free Symposium on Food and Addiction

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UC San Francisco will host a free symposium Oct. 27 titled, “Food & Addiction: Policy, Environment and Individual Factors.”
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UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Announces Innovation, Scholar Awards

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences has named the first recipients of the UCSF Weill Innovation and Scholar Awards as part of the institute’s goal to support high-risk, high-reward research.
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UCSF Lactation Accommodation Program Wins 2016 Healthy Mothers Workplace Award

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
The San Francisco Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition recently honored the UCSF Lactation Accommodation Program with the 2016 Healthy Mothers Workplace Award.
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UCSF Health and John Muir Health to Expand Cancer Care Collaboration

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UCSF Health and John Muir Health are augmenting their growing collaboration through a plan to expand world-class, compassionate cancer care.
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Researchers Use CRISPR to Accelerate Search for HIV Cure

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Researchers at UCSF and the academically affiliated Gladstone Institutes have used a newly developed gene-editing system to find gene mutations that make human immune cells resistant to HIV infection.
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UCSF in Top 20 for U.S. News’ 2017 Global Universities Rankings

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UCSF has ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the world, according to the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
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Open Enrollment for 2017 Health Plans, Benefits Runs Through Nov. 22

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Open Enrollment, the time of year when UC employees have the opportunity to review and make changes to their benefits, runs from Oct. 27 until Nov. 22.
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Drug Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Found in New Study

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
A team of researchers led by UCSF scientists has identified a new drug target for triple-negative breast cancer.
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Gene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse Numbers

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Research led by UCSF scientists has revealed that mutations in a gene linked with brain development may dispose people to multiple forms of psychiatric disease by changing the way brain cells communicate.
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HIV Active in Tissues of Patients Who Received Antiretroviral Treatment, Study Shows

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UCSF researchers found in autopsy tissue samples of patients treated with antiretrovirals that the virus evolved and migrated among tissues similar to the way it did in patients who had never received antiretroviral treatment.
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Prevention-Oriented Approach to Dentistry Helps Patients Avoid the Drill

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Years after CAMBRA was developed at UCSF, it is starting to make inroads among dental professionals nationwide, and researchers are leading the first large study of the protocol in community dental practices.
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Electronic Records Help Link Genes to Age-Related Hearing Loss

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
A study of patient electronic medical records and genome sequences from adults with age-related hearing impairment, identified two genetic variations linked to the hearing disorder.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Experts to Address Several Health Topics During Pediatricians’ Conference

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
The nation’s top pediatric specialists from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco will present new clinical findings and fresh perspectives at the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Science in Focus­­: Self-Sorting Cells Disrupt Development

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Postdoctoral scholar Audrey O’Neill captured 16 hours of video as part of her work that aims to understand what molecular steps cause cells to self-segregate.
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UCSF Provides Tools, Activities for Compliance Week

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
To help all faculty, staff and students at UCSF understand their role in compliance ­– and the best practices to maintain compliance – several departments across the University are holding events and activities for Compliance Week.
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Diversity Champions Honored with 2016 Chancellor Diversity Awards

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UCSF honored 10 individuals who are leaders, activist and pioneers in the fields and communities that they serve for their work in advancing equity and inclusion.
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3 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2016

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 70 new members and nine international members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Awarded $8.5M From National Institute of Mental Health

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded $8.5 million over five years to UC San Francisco’s Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) to continue conducting cutting-edge prevention research to help achieve local, national and gl
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Robert Wachter Appointed as New Chair of Department of Medicine

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
Dean Talmadge E. King Jr. announced the appointment of Robert Wachter as the new chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine.
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UCSF to Showcase Film Series to Raise Awareness of People with Disabilities

November 17, 2016 - 7:28pm
UCSF is launching a new film series to raise awareness of disabilities as part of the University’s efforts to foster equity, inclusion and appreciation of diversity of all kinds.
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