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

  • Linking Brains, Computers (Wall Street Journal)
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "Equating computer circuits and brain synapses makes computers seem more complex and brains seem more simple than either are." --- Michael Stryker, professor of physiology at UC San Francisco, is quoted.

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • Hospital funding measure (KTVU Channel 2 News - KTVU-TV)
    KTVU reports: “San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is pushing for seismic upgrades of tens of thousands of residential buildings. San Francisco city officials are considering putting a new measure before voters that would help pay for a major seismic retrofitting project at San Francisco General Hospital.”

UCSF HEADLINES

  • Pilot Shadow Program Bolsters Interprofessional Education at UCSF (UCSF Today)
    The UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF School of Nursing on June 17 launched a pilot shadow program fostering direct communication between medical and nursing students, demonstrating the UCSF Strategic Plan’s commitment to innovation and collaboration.