FYI…UCSF in the News is a daily summary of news stories published worldwide that highlight UCSF, its affiliated programs, and issues that affect the University.  To read the full news story, click the individual headlines listed below.

On the second Wednesday of each month, FYI…UCSF in the News includes an additional "Research Roundup" section that lists research papers authored by UCSF faculty and published in the journals Cell, Health Services Research, JAMA, Lancet, Nature, NEJM, Nursing Research, and Science.

UCSF PRINT AND ONLINE COVERAGE

  • A Call to Fund the Young and Risky (Inside Higher Ed)
    Dr. Keith Yamamoto, the executive vice dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, is part of a group at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that made policy recommendations to support and encourage young scientists in "high-risk, high-reward" ventures. Dr. Yamamoto is quoted in Inside Higher Ed from a panel presentation of the report, "ARISE: Advancing Research in Science and Engineering," at the National Press Club in Washington DC, on Tuesday, June 3.
  • Mood hormone may affect fat, U.S. study finds (Reuters)
    Kaveh Ashrafi and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco report in the June 4 print edition of the journal Cell Metabolism that "a brain chemical strongly linked to mood and appetite may also directly affect fat gain," said Reuters. --- This story was also reported by UPI.
  • California medical schools earn A's in conflict grading (San Francisco Chronicle)
    UCSF is one of three UC campuses that received top grades from the American Medical Student Association for adhering to conflict-of-interest rules that "bar drug companies from distributing lavish gifts to physicians," said The Chronicle.

UCSF HEADLINES

  • Eating and weight gain not necessarily linked, study shows (UCSF News Office)
    Kaveh Ashrafi, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and colleagues at UCSF report in the journal Cell Metabolism that that increased eating does not necessarily lead to increased fat.
  • UCSF's Yamamoto Endorses AAAS Report on Threats to Science (UCSF Today)
    Targeted programs and policies to support early-career investigators and high-risk, high-reward research are needed to preserve U.S. leadership in science and technology, according to a report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released today. The report was produced by a study committee that included Keith Yamamoto, Executive Vice Dean of Research for the UCSF School of Medicine.
  • Volberding to Join Mayor Newsom in Town Hall Discussion About Health Care (UCSF Today)
    Paul Volberding, MD, chief of the Medical Service at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and professor and vice chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, will join San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and community health experts at a town hall forum on health care.