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 TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Lawsuit (KTVU-TV CH 2 (FOX) San Francisco)
    KTVU reports: "A federal post-trial hearing has been set in San Francisco over claims the government is not taking care of veterans with mental health issues. (Video: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco; US Troops.) Email evidence suggests that the Veterans Administration pressured medical staff to not use the words 'post traumatic stress disorder.'" --- Air Time: 5 AM. This story also aired on ABC 7 News At 5 PM.

UCSF HEADLINES

  • Computer Security: A Call to Action for Every One of Us (UCSF Today)
    In the past two months, UCSF has announced two security breaches, both of which had the potential to expose sensitive and private patient information to the outside world. Those breaches were very different and they have led to a renewed effort to tackle computer security across the UCSF community. Each member of the UCSF community is responsible for the security and protection of electronic Information Resources.
  • UCSF Global Health Sciences Offers New, One-Year Master’s Degree (UCSF Today)
    For the first time, UCSF Global Health Sciences is offering a one-year, four-quarter master of science (MS) degree in global health sciences. Applications are now available online at Master’s in Global Health Sciences. Final candidates will be selected by July 15. The first class of six to 10 students will begin coursework this fall.
  • Gladstone's Shinya Yamanaka Wins Prestigious Shaw Prize for Stem Cell Discoveries (UCSF Today)
    The J. David Gladstone Institutes today announced that senior investigator Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, also of Kyoto University and a UCSF professor of anatomy, has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize for his contributions in reprogramming adult skin cells to pluripotent, embryonic-like stem cells. He will receive half of the $1 million award. Cloning pioneers Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell will split the other half of the prize for their landmark generation of the now famous sheep, Dolly.