UCSF leaders presented key initiatives at a diversity panel held last fall in Cole Hall.

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The Department of Psychiatry recently hosted Stanley Sue, PhD, as the third annual Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar on Cultural Competence and Diversity. Sue?s visit to UCSF was part of the annual diversity celebration.

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The first-ever UCSF symposium focusing solely on health care disparities research unveiled the impact of race and ethnicity in health care research findings.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this first segment, moderator Jan Yanehiro introduces Will Hearst, who welcomes the audience to the lecture and introduces the four panelists.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Mike McCune, MD, PhD, speaks on the topic of "Bridging the Gulf Between Scientific Discovery and Better Health." McCune is director of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Geoff Manley, MD, PhD, speaks on the topic of "Traumatic Brain Injury: Putting the Patient Together Again." Manley is chief of neurotrauma, San Francisco General Hospital, and director of the UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Sarah Nelson, PhD, speaks on the topic of "Breakthroughs in Cancer Imaging." Nelson is Margaret Hart Surbeck Distinguished Professor of Advanced Imaging at UCSF.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, Shaun Coughlin, MD, PhD, speaks on the topic of "Clot-Busting: A New Way to Prevent and Treat Heart Attacks." Coughlin is director of the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute.

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"From Lab Bench to Bedside: Translating Research into Cures," from October 4, 2007, is one of a series of UCSF Wellness Lectures. In this segment, the four panelists take questions from the audience.

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Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD, director of the Diabetes Center and A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Metabolism and Endocrinology at UCSF, spoke about inflammation, immunity and diabetes at a Research Perspectives program last month.

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UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, and Professor Lewis Lanier, PhD, provide welcoming remarks and a program overview for the Research Perspectives program, "Inflammation as Cause and Consequence of Disease," held last month at UCSF Mission Bay.

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Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, visited UCSF on National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.

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UCSF recently hosted its second annual interprofessional education day, welcoming students from all four professional schools, physical therapy, and dietetic interns from the Medical Center.

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Panelists Thomas Parker Vail, MD, Andrea Hacker, MS, Joseph Acquah, LAc, OMD, and Anthony Luke, MD, MPH discuss the latest research on staying active, the role of nutrition in joint health, what guidance to offer our kids about exercise, and much more.

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Panelists Brook Byers, Raul Andino, PhD, Richard M. Locksley, MD, and Susan Fernyak, MD, MPH discuss the likelihood of a deadly avian flu pandemic, what the government is doing to prepare, and how to protect ourselves and our families, among other topics.

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About 20 school-age girls learned about the exciting field of stem cell research and the role of Public Affairs in communicating its significance recently when they visited the University during the annual Kids at UCSF Day.

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On May 3, Chancellor Bishop presented the 2007 UCSF Medal to four leaders whose work has advanced public health and education. Videos produced by Pearson Communications.

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On May 3, Chancellor Bishop presented the 2007 UCSF Medal to four leaders whose work has advanced public health and education. Videos produced by Pearson Communications.

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On May 3, Chancellor Bishop presented the 2007 UCSF Medal to four leaders whose work has advanced public health and education. Videos produced by Pearson Communications.

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On May 3, Chancellor Bishop presented the 2007 UCSF Medal to four leaders whose work has advanced public health and education. Videos produced by Pearson Communications.

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UCSF neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, MD, talks about her best-selling book "The Female Brain" at UCSF Mission Bay on March 27th.

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California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez led a town hall meeting on health care after touring UCSF Children's Hospital on Saturday.

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UCSF does its best to spread cheer to those who are working or hospitalized during the holiday season at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital.

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UCSF neurologist and disease researcher Robert Edwards discusses how his scientific research might spark new treatments for Parkinson's disease.

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UCSF neurologist and disease researcher Robert Edwards explains what causes Parkinson's disease.

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UCSF's 18th Annual Faculty and Staff Art Show includes a diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, photography and other works.

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Commemorating 100 years of caring for patients, UCSF Medical Center is at the dawn of a "new era in accountability and performance," said Mark Laret, CEO, in his October 31 address on the state of the medical center.

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Children?s Hospital pediatric ophthalmologist Doug Fredrick treats patients in Vietnam. Photos by PJ Saine.

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Robert Kosnik, MD, director of Employee Health Services, talks about UCSF's broad-based plan to provide direct access to flu shots at main and satellite campus locations and other infection control issues.

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The campus community recently gathered at UCSF Mission Bay to congratulate world-renowned cell biologist Elizabeth Blackburn, who has received the 2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.

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Joseph 'Mike' McCune, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Experimental Medicine at UCSF, explains the mission of the newly created center to bring better therapies and preventive medicine to more people more quickly.

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The Grand Opening Gala for the new Bloomingdale's Westfield San Francisco Centre on Sept. 26 raised more than $200,000 in donations for UCSF Children's Hospital. Photos by Susan Merrell.

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In the first event of its kind, students and deans from all four schools came together recently for an afternoon lesson focusing on patient safety and the importance of teamwork among health care professionals.

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Thanks to UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn and her colleagues, we now know more about the molecular machinery that underlies cancer and aging. Blackburn recently received the prestigious Lasker Award for her seminal research.

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From his office in Frankfurt, Volker Doetsch discusses why science -- and scientists -- need a global perspective.

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Chancellor Mike Bishop and CEO Mark Laret joined Dean Kathleen Dracup on September 13 to commemorate 100 years of excellence in nursing care, research and education.

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J. Michael Bishop, Chancellor of UCSF, and Jeffrey Drazen, Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, talk ethics, money and the state of academic science.

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Several girls got hands-on experience producing a video for the web as part of kids to work day at UCSF.

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As the UCSF logo nears its 30th anniversary, designer Henry Wachs ponders art and the Russian Revolution.

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Today's podcast is an interview with UCSF pediatric surgeon Michael Harrison, who is widely considered the father of fetal surgery.

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This program airs segments from an update on UCSF Global Health Sciences given by Executive Director Haile Debas on November 30, 2005. In the first part, Debas gives an overview of the economic impact of globalization. In the second part, he explains current and future initiatives of Global Health Sciences at UCSF.

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