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UCSF Task Force to Identify a New Location for Zakheim Murals
A UC San Francisco task force has been formed to recommend a publicly accessible, permanent site for New Deal-era murals that will be carefully removed from a seismically vulnerable building on its Parnassus Heights campus. The murals,...
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Research
Gene Therapy Offers Long-Awaited Hope for Children with Rare, Incurable Disorder
Patients with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s May Benefit from Novel Treatment By Suzanne Leigh Children with a devastating genetic disorder characterized by severe motor disability and developmental delay have experienced sometimes dramatic...
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Leadership
Catherine Lucey Is New UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
A National Leader in Education Who Seeks Innovation to Address Complex Problems By Laura Kurtzman Image by Barbara Ries Catherine Lucey , MD, a key campus leader who has been instrumental in UCSF’s success over the past decade, has been...
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Diana Greene Foster Named to Most Influential Researchers List
Her Study on Abortion Became Essential Reading after the Supreme Court Struck Down Roe v. Wade By Laura Kurtzman Photo by Lisa Wiseman Diana Greene Foster , PhD, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UC San...
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Millie Hughes-Fulford, the First Woman Scientist in Space, Dies at 75
By Nina Bai Millie Hughes-Fulford, PhD, a UC San Francisco scientist who flew in June 1991 aboard the first space shuttle mission dedicated to biomedical studies, died Feb. 2 at the age of 75. She was the first woman to fly as a NASA...
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The Serenity series art exhibit at the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health
San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA), curator for the art exhibitions for the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, selects works by SFWA Member Artists throughout the Bay Area. SFWA's artists are creating and exhibiting work...
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Research
Does Taxing Sugary Drinks Lead to Improved Health During Pregnancy?
Expecting Mothers Benefit from Less Diabetes and Weight Gain, New Study Shows By Jess Berthold Pregnant women have a lower risk of gestational diabetes and unhealthy weight gain in cities that tax sugary drinks, according to a first-of-its...
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New App Calculates Women’s Risk for Advanced Breast Cancer
By Melinda Krigel Globally, breast cancer is the leading cancer among women. Yet, determining who will develop breast cancer is still a major challenge for the medical community. A new tool, developed by UC San Francisco’s Karla...
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“Smarter” Breast Cancer Screening Measures Risk Down to Your DNA
WISDOM Study Expands to Women as Young as 30 A novel UC San Francisco study that aims to transform breast cancer screening is expanding to reach women as young as 30, with the intention of including thousands of women who could be at...
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Researchers Receive High Honors for Outstanding Science Contributions
By Laura Kurtzman Three UC San Francisco researchers have been named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is the world’s largest general scientific society and publishes the influential...