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

  • Speaking her language (Boston Globe)
    The Boston Globe reports: "The leader of the surging San Francisco-based world-music act Rupa and the April Fishes was compelled to compose the songs for the band's acclaimed debut album, "Extraordinary Rendition" (Cumbancha), in the months following the Sept. 11 attacks. ... Marya [Rupa's] acute sensitivity to language affects her life off the bandstand as well. A medical doctor on the faculty of the University of California-San Francisco, she teaches interns about ICU communication for UCSF's department of medical ethics, analyzing how families understand their loved one's prognosis in the ICU."
  • Little BiPar Sciences lures big guns to executive ranks (San Francisco Business Times)
    The Business Times reports: "When Hoyoung Huh made the jump from the No. 2 job at Nektar Therapeutics Inc. to CEO of BiPar Sciences Inc. in March, the differences were striking." --- UCSF is mentioned.

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Hopkins (ABC)
    ABC reports: "Nearly eight years after the critically acclaimed series, Hopkins 24/7, ABC News returns to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital for a new six-part documentary entitled Hopkins, which delves even deeper into the world of caregivers at this hospital." The show opens with Dr. Alfredo Quinones Hinojosa, a JH brain surgeon who is a UCSF grad and former illegal immigrant. JH medical staff profiles: http://hopkins.abcnews.com/dr_profiles --- Air Time: 10 PM (full episodes available online via the story url)

UCSF RADIO COVERAGE

  • Smoky Air Leaves Bay Area Sputtering (KCBS-AM)
    KCBS reports: "The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a health advisory Thursday due to the unhealthy air caused by Northern California wildfires." --- Dr. John Balmes, professor at UCSF, and Division Chief of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), is interviewed.
  • At 'Hopkins,' a String of Real-Life ER Dramas (NPR -- Fresh Air)
    NPR TV critic David Bianculli reviews "Hopkins," a documentary on medical staff and patients at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University that premiered last night on ABC. One of the Hopkins neurosurgeons featured in the film, Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, is a UCSF grad, and former illegal immigrant. --- Air Time: 12 noon

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