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Watkins to Assume Leadership Role at UC Riverside
By Laura Kurtzman Elizabeth Watkins, PhD. Photo by Barbara Ries Elizabeth Watkins , PhD, vice chancellor of student academic affairs, dean of the graduate division, and a longtime member of the UC San Francisco community, has been named...
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Leadership
Taking Science to Sacramento: UCSF Advances Health Policy in California
By Sarah Paris Scientific progress requires large-scale collaborations across academia, government, business and non-profit organizations. Similar to discussions on the national level (see previous story), UCSF experts and advisors...
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Leadership
UCSF Health Executive Council Welcomes Two New Members
UCSF Health has added two impressive members to its Executive Council, which serves as the health system’s business advisory board. Amy Chang and Lloyd Carney bring their expertise and experience on numerous boards to the charge of...
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Community
California Lockdown Suppressed Excess Pandemic Deaths
Latinos and Residents Without a High School Degree Saw No Benefit By Laura Kurtzman Nearly 20,000 more Californians died in the first six months of the pandemic than would have been expected to die in a normal year, with a disproportionate...
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Community
2020 State of the University Address Highlights UCSF’s Resolve and Resilience During a Challenging Year
By Nina Bai From the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to the nationwide movement to address racial injustices, 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change and global upheaval – challenges that the UC San Francisco community has met head-...
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Community
UCSF Task Force Recommends Holistic Approach to Creating a Safe Campus Environment
By Dan Fost A 29-member task force assembled by Chancellor Sam Hawgood has released its recommendations for how UCSF can create a safe campus environment for all. Photo by Susan Merrell In light of a national conversation on policing and...
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Research
Expanded Newborn Screening Could Save Premature Infants’ Lives
Novel Screening Method Predicts Health Complications Earlier, Could Identify Key Interventions, UCSF Study Finds By Lorna Fernandes Expanding routine newborn screening to include a metabolic vulnerability profile could lead to earlier...
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Research
DNA Test Identifies Genetic Causes of Severe Fetal and Newborn Illness
‘Exome Sequencing’ by UCSF Team Sheds Light on Hydrops Fetalis By Elizabeth Fernandez A new study by University of California researchers shows the promise of high-throughput DNA-sequencing technologies to improve prenatal diagnosis and...
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Research
There’s A Lot of Uncertainty Right Now – This is What Science Says That Does to Our Minds, Bodies
By Brandon R. Reynolds “In these uncertain times” might be the catchphrase right now. From the macro level of the pandemic, climate change, social and political unrest to the personal level of job uncertainty, illnesses within families and...