The UCSF Center for Community Engagement has bestowed its 2017 Excellence in Partnership Community Health and Policy Development Award to the Tipping Point Mental Health Initiative, a collaboration between Tipping Point Community and the UCSF Child Trauma Research Program.
UCSF Psychiatry News
UCSF to lead 'Hungry for Change: Food Insecurity, Stress and Obesity'
October 18, 2017
UC San Francisco experts on hunger, obesity and nutrition will present the eleventh annual sugar, stress, environment and weight (SSEW) symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at UCLA Ackerman Ballroom, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PT).
Matthew State awarded Sarnat Prize for Mental Health Research
October 16, 2017
Matthew State, MD, PhD, is one of three recipients of the 2017 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health given by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
Gov. Brown signs bill to spread TRC model across the state
October 12, 2017
Among the 59 bills signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown this past weekend was Assembly Bill No. 1384, recognizing the UCSF Trauma Recovery Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center as the State Pilot Trauma Recovery Center (TRC).
New research finds brain imaging results skewed by biased study samples
October 12, 2017
A new UCSF–led study shows that failure to follow a basic principle of population science can profoundly skew the results of brain imaging studies, leading to errors that may be throwing off neuroscientists’ understanding of normal brain development.
UCSF Psychiatry experts to take part in the 64th AACAP Annual Meeting
October 11, 2017
The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held Monday, October 23–28 in Washington, DC and numerous current and former UCSF faculty members and trainees will be in attendance.
Art for AIDS ready to celebrate 21 years of community, art, and AHP
October 06, 2017
Join AHP staff and volunteers on Friday, October 20 for the 21st annual Art for AIDS, starting at 6:00 pm at the City View at Metreon.
UCSF's Molofsky wins NIH New Innovator Award
October 05, 2017
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to two UC San Francisco researchers to pursue innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research, including one from the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
Department hosts celebration to honor staff members
October 04, 2017
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry hosted a special event to recognize and honor the contributions of its staff employees last week.
Trio of UCSF Psychiatry members honored at annual AAP meeting
September 07, 2017
Three UCSF Psychiatry members were singled out for acclaim by their peers at the Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP)'s 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver.
