Archives for 2012


General News
    2012-01-03 - UC among top 100 best-value public universities
    2012-01-03 - Grant will help area students with disabilities
    2012-01-05 - UCSB TV to debut on local cable
    2012-01-09 - Roche funds drug discovery projects
    2012-01-09 - Grant to Korean American studies center
    2012-01-11 - Tuskegee Airmen Archive consulted for feature film
    2012-01-11 - Campus installs new bicycle repair stations
    2012-01-11 - Community college center opens on UC campus
    2012-01-12 - Don’t know much about charter schools
    2012-01-13 - Community center creates welcome at heart of campus
    2012-01-19 - State Department gives $800,000 for UC study abroad
    2012-01-21 - Campus receives award for educational programming
    2012-01-24 - Business school program targets underrepresented students
    2012-01-24 - Study abroad program launches anniversary website
    2012-01-26 - Grant supports research in blinding eye diseases
    2012-01-26 - How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
    2012-01-27 - UC explores restorative justice in improving campus climate
    2012-01-31 - Article addresses the e-patient phenomenon
    2012-02-03 - Student designs advocate for women's heart health
    2012-02-06 - Infectious disease's impact on great apes
    2012-02-08 - 8 UC campuses are Princeton Review ‘Best Values’
    2012-02-16 - Task force update from Justice Reynoso
    2012-02-16 - First winner for Gabe Zimmerman scholarship
    2012-02-23 - Nurse Residency Program's first cohort gets under way
    2012-02-23 - UC grads' earning power
    2012-02-28 - Lectureship named in honor of Dr. Marianne Cinat
    2012-03-06 - Statement on Chancellor Jack Scott’s retirement
    2012-03-06 - Research center wins grant to study ethics of research
    2012-03-06 - UC General Counsel responds to TRO ruling
    2012-03-08 - Ethnic media prepares for 2012 election
    2012-03-08 - QB3 bioscience startups thriving at six-year mark
    2012-03-08 - Open letter to UC community from President Yudof
    2012-03-09 - Med school recognized for conflict-of-interest policies
    2012-03-10 - President's statement on Farrakhan appearance
    2012-03-13 - Top rankings for UC graduate programs
    2012-03-15 - UCs still tops in world reputation
    2012-03-19 - Campus noted for highest quality cancer care
    2012-03-20 - Summer Sessions announces first online-only courses
    2012-03-22 - Anniversary programs for Education Abroad
    2012-03-29 - General counsel on timing of report release
    2012-04-02 - Delegation returns from academic mission to Israel
    2012-04-11 - Yudof statement on the release of UC Davis pepper-spray report
    2012-04-17 - Rady School receives $1.7M GMAC grant
    2012-04-17 - Hospital wins Reuters honors
    2012-04-19 - Visionary land-grant law launched UC 150 years ago
    2012-04-19 - Campus named one of nation's healthiest
    2012-04-23 - 'Entrepreneurial President' features former chancellor
    2012-04-26 - $350,000 grant awarded to study foster youth
    2012-04-27 - Settlement to fund elder abuse awareness effort
    2012-04-30 - Analysis of bin Laden' role in al-Qaida history
    2012-04-30 - Conference celebrates land-grant history
    2012-05-01 - Higher ed chiefs join forces for state budget advocacy
    2012-05-03 - UC Riverside to host service center for HR, payroll
    2012-05-03 - Online degree program wraps up inaugural semester
    2012-05-07 - SeaSketch program will aid marine spatial planning
    2012-05-07 - New research unit focuses on food and fuel
    2012-05-08 - Scientists unlock mystery of how 'handedness' arises
    2012-05-09 - Study: Prepare grad students for work beyond academia
    2012-05-09 - 600 courses slated for summer
    2012-05-15 - UC Haiti Initiative wins leadership award
    2012-05-23 - Policy provides open access to research papers

Admissions
Alumni
    2012-01-25 - Alumni fill Peace Corps ranks
    2012-02-28 - Bruins take home Oscar gold

Archaeology
Cancer
    2012-01-10 - VA hospital prostate cancer screen rate surprisingly high
    2012-01-12 - Cancer center to be featured on PBS Newshour
    2012-01-17 - Targetable protein may trigger some breast cancers
    2012-01-18 - Link between melanoma drug, secondary cancers
    2012-01-23 - Health System acquires Nevada Cancer Institute
    2012-01-23 - Imaging, tracking brain tumors
    2012-01-24 - Walnut diet slows tumor growth in mice
    2012-01-26 - New lung cancer test predicts survival
    2012-01-26 - Molecular pathway eyed as trigger for deadly leukemia
    2012-01-26 - Newer radiation technology improves quality of life
    2012-01-31 - UC Davis research helps radiation clinics increase safety
    2012-02-03 - New hope for treatment of deadly brain tumor
    2012-02-14 - Radiation kills, then generates cancer stem cells
    2012-02-15 - Boosting minority participation in cancer clinical trials
    2012-02-22 - Cancer research shows promise of new drugs
    2012-02-22 - Melanoma drug nearly doubles median survival
    2012-03-01 - Brain cancer treated with novel viral vector
    2012-03-05 - Embryonic development protein active in cancer growth
    2012-03-06 - Scientists eye process behind melanoma drug resistance
    2012-03-13 - New approach to faster anticancer drug discovery
    2012-03-14 - Cancer center earns 'comprehensive' status
    2012-03-27 - Continued smoking can spread cancer
    2012-04-02 - Melanoma mutation does not add to drug resistance
    2012-04-02 - Fewer deaths with robotic bladder cancer surgery
    2012-04-03 - PET predicts survival chances after first chemo cycle
    2012-04-16 - Leukemia's Achilles heel
    2012-04-17 - Brain cancer vaccine proves effective
    2012-04-30 - Black breast cancer survivors report unmet needs
    2012-05-01 - National data center for cancer genome research
    2012-05-02 - ‘Thin red line’ around breast cancer
    2012-05-03 - Safety concerns over smoking-cessation drug misleading
    2012-05-08 - Racial, economic disparities in ovarian cancer care
    2012-05-15 - Early biomarker for pancreatic cancer identified
    2012-05-15 - Combo therapy shows survival benefit in breast cancer
    2012-05-16 - ‘Copper pump's' potential benefit in cancer treatment

Construction
Criminal Justice
Earth Sciences
Economy
Faculty
    2012-01-04 - Department chair recognized for Down syndrome work
    2012-01-05 - Latin American history scholar honored
    2012-01-05 - Psychologist wins prize for inspiring students
    2012-01-10 - Howard Bern, 1920-2012
    2012-01-11 - Professor gets grant for humanities social network
    2012-01-20 - National Academy of Sciences honors professor
    2012-01-23 - Computer scientist earns early-career research award
    2012-01-25 - Grant will fund study of cognition and schizophrenia
    2012-02-02 - Lixia Zhang named to computer science chair
    2012-02-06 - Faculty members honored
    2012-02-07 - Professor to lead American Physiological Society
    2012-02-09 - UC faculty named to National Academy of Engineering
    2012-02-13 - Professor to receive National Humanities Medal
    2012-02-13 - Physicist receives $360,000 for ultracold atom work
    2012-02-15 - UC faculty win Sloan fellowships
    2012-02-23 - Professor named microbiology fellow
    2012-03-05 - Physician joins panel evaluating how doctors are paid
    2012-03-08 - Professor receives $750,000 NSF research award
    2012-03-08 - Professors receive faculty's top honor
    2012-03-12 - Nobel laureate F. Sherwood Rowland, 1927-2012
    2012-03-14 - HIV/AIDS leader named to national post
    2012-03-15 - Scholars honored with faculty excellence awards
    2012-03-15 - Combined Health Agencies honor doctors
    2012-04-03 - Economist Halbert White, 1950-2012
    2012-04-04 - Marine biologist receives Fulbright award
    2012-04-06 - New chair of neurological surgery
    2012-04-11 - 10 from UC in Princeton Review's 300 best professors
    2012-04-11 - Obituary: Lester Breslow, 97, public health visionary
    2012-04-12 - Professor wins top Australian electrochemistry award
    2012-04-16 - Researcher engages students, public in South Africa
    2012-04-16 - UC faculty named Guggenheim fellows
    2012-04-17 - Antiviral expert receives international award
    2012-04-17 - 17 faculty join arts, sciences academy
    2012-04-25 - Expert honored for eye-bank, tissue-donation services
    2012-04-25 - Professor named to prestigious Royal Society
    2012-04-26 - Orthopedic surgeon to lead international society
    2012-04-26 - Historian to receive labor history award
    2012-04-30 - Medical faculty win awards
    2012-05-01 - Gladstone director to lead physicians' group
    2012-05-01 - Faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
    2012-05-02 - Beer foam examined in brewing expert's book
    2012-05-09 - Global health grants awarded to UC researchers

Global Warming
Health
    2012-01-03 - Disagreement on doctor's weight orders
    2012-01-04 - Training program on driving safety expands
    2012-01-10 - Pot less damaging to lungs than tobacco
    2012-01-11 - Online resource helps assess life expectancy
    2012-01-17 - Anthem Blue Cross, UC Health reach agreement
    2012-01-17 - Fetal alcohol syndrome traits linked to timing of exposure
    2012-01-17 - Dermatologists find telemedicine effective for care
    2012-01-18 - Partnership to meet unique needs of veterans, families
    2012-01-19 - Education program for end-of-life care now online
    2012-01-24 - UC to ban smoking on all campuses by 2014
    2012-01-25 - UC Global Health Day focuses on population growth
    2012-02-09 - Medi-Cal quality improvement program established
    2012-02-09 - Binge eaters learn to toss away cravings
    2012-02-10 - Project SHAPE LA gets middle-schoolers moving
    2012-02-22 - Affordable Care Act's impact on health care for veterans
    2012-02-29 - Language barrier may deter 100,000 from health care
    2012-02-29 - Nursing student wins health information tech scholarship
    2012-03-01 - Child obesity rates climb at lower rate
    2012-03-14 - Help your child lose weight: Lose weight yourself
    2012-03-14 - Women's health battle environmental chemicals
    2012-03-15 - Blood vessel disease hints at cognitive decline
    2012-03-15 - Tobacco smoke affects embryonic development
    2012-03-19 - Circadian rhythms influence metabolic output
    2012-03-20 - UC Health's community benefit tops $3 billion
    2012-03-27 - Student athletes prove effective against dating violence
    2012-04-04 - UC wins 2 NIH awards to train global health researchers
    2012-04-11 - Most Medi-Cal caregivers live in or near poverty
    2012-04-12 - UCTV Prime series focuses on obesity
    2012-04-19 - Modest drinking lowers liver disease risk, severity
    2012-04-24 - Malaria resurgence directly linked to funding cuts
    2012-04-25 - Joint Commission renews certification
    2012-04-27 - Big girls don’t cry
    2012-04-30 - Therapy training course available online
    2012-04-30 - Innovation center hosts colloquium
    2012-05-01 - Simple method for reducing active HIV in breastmilk
    2012-05-04 - Center for Maternal Health & Infant Development opens
    2012-05-08 - Can commercial weight-loss plan help fight diabetes?
    2012-05-15 - Study shows high-fructose diet sabotages memory
    2012-05-16 - Marriages decline among youngest girls in South Asia

Health Research
    2012-01-06 - Tobacco company misrepresented cigarette danger
    2012-01-09 - Pick up the cell phone, drop the pounds
    2012-01-09 - How many lives could a soda tax save?
    2012-01-11 - Study offers clue as to why alcohol is addicting
    2012-02-02 - Researchers partner in beef E. coli research project
    2012-02-06 - Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes
    2012-02-06 - Medical debt keeps rising, new report shows
    2012-02-09 - Health insurance leads to decreased costs
    2012-02-13 - Discovery paves way for salmonella vaccine
    2012-02-29 - Old drug reveals new tricks on fighting infections
    2012-03-05 - New look at young adult preventative care
    2012-03-08 - Surgeon General: Ads trigger youth smoking
    2012-03-08 - Women on antidepressants less likely to breastfeed
    2012-03-13 - Trans fat consumption linked to aggression
    2012-03-15 - Success, challenges of local stroke care system
    2012-03-21 - No proof behind higher health care costs claims
    2012-03-22 - Health reform experts available
    2012-03-26 - Regular chocolate eaters are thinner
    2012-04-11 - UC tobacco research center studies health risks from thirdhand smoke
    2012-04-12 - Researchers dectect stealthy hypervirulent Salmonella
    2012-04-16 - Project yields major resource for scientific research
    2012-04-17 - Hospital readmission rates misleading
    2012-04-18 - Pot use higher in young adult smokers
    2012-04-24 - Medical bills: sticker shock and confused consumers
    2012-05-14 - $8M partnernership to fight childhood malnutrition
    2012-05-15 - Why omega-3 oils help at the cellular level
    2012-05-22 - Superfund Research Program gets $15M grant renewal

Law
    2012-02-07 - Experts weigh in on Prop. 8 ruling

Marine Biology
Mathematics
Medical
    2012-01-03 - Maternal liver grafts tolerated better
    2012-01-05 - Radical surgery saves life of young mom
    2012-01-09 - New test IDs inherited metabolic disorders
    2012-01-10 - UCSF, Sanofi collaborate to find new diabetes cures
    2012-01-18 - Saving dogs with spinal cord injuries
    2012-01-25 - Master’s program to foster biomedical, clinical research
    2012-01-31 - Infant cooling program reaches a milestone
    2012-02-02 - Peptide inhibits replication of hepatitis C virus
    2012-02-09 - New method for culture of complex tissue
    2012-02-10 - Leading HIV drug linked to risk of kidney damage
    2012-02-14 - Increase in immunity suppressing cells offers clue to HIV
    2012-02-14 - Trial to test if drugs can restore heart beat
    2012-02-15 - Improved emergency treatment for prolonged seizures
    2012-02-16 - Hormone linked with severe heart disease
    2012-02-16 - Heat energy used to fix odd heart beat
    2012-02-21 - Injectable gel could repair damaged cardiac tissue
    2012-02-21 - Combo of heart failure therapies boosts survival odds
    2012-02-22 - New trigger for epidemic of metabolic syndrome
    2012-02-24 - Gene expression networks underlie blindness cause
    2012-03-02 - Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function
    2012-03-02 - Area's first minimally invasive heart valve replacements
    2012-03-05 - Miniature pressure sensors for medical touch
    2012-03-07 - Teaching fat cells to burn calories
    2012-03-09 - New surgery folds stomach into smaller size
    2012-03-12 - Homing in a life-saving treatment for shock
    2012-03-13 - Botox now used for urinary incontinence
    2012-03-19 - Pathway to drugs that can inhibit hepatitis C virus
    2012-03-26 - Novel pathway for T cell activation in leprosy
    2012-03-27 - Research identifies beginnings of COPD
    2012-03-29 - Traumatic stress linked to elevated inflammation
    2012-04-06 - Precursor to Alzheimer's-related cerebrovascular disease?
    2012-04-10 - Doctors implant new magnetic device for heartburn
    2012-04-10 - EKG can help predict heart attacks in healthy elderly
    2012-04-10 - New hospital to emphasize team approach to childbirth
    2012-04-10 - Artificial kidney project picked for accelerated review
    2012-04-17 - Initiative will test HIV prevention pill in California
    2012-04-23 - Brain surgery for epilepsy underutilized
    2012-05-01 - Insulin resistance, inflammation, muscle-saving protein
    2012-05-02 - Heart disease risk can indicate long-term COPD fate
    2012-05-02 - Pre-surgical invasive bladder tests may not be needed
    2012-05-02 - Anti-smoking drug decreases alcohol consumption
    2012-05-07 - Scarring cells revert to inactive state as liver heals
    2012-05-09 - Osteoporosis drug may reduce bone fracture risk
    2012-05-14 - Smoked cannabis lessens multiple sclerosis symptoms
    2012-05-16 - Biologists produce potential malarial vaccine
    2012-05-21 - Old drug gets new purpose fighting parasite

Molecular Biology
Neurology
    2012-01-09 - Protein changes identified in early-onset Alzheimer's
    2012-01-11 - Iron intake in teen years can impact brain in later life
    2012-01-12 - Deaf ASL users pick up faster on body language
    2012-01-23 - Use your brain, lower Alzheimer's protein levels
    2012-01-23 - Campus shares $25M grant to find epilepsy genes
    2012-01-31 - Decoding brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear
    2012-02-08 - Scientists boost memory by stimulating key site in brain
    2012-03-01 - Parkinson's disease stopped in animal model
    2012-03-05 - New hope for natural-feeling neuroprosthetics
    2012-03-06 - Blocking marijuana-like chemical boosts fat burning
    2012-03-06 - Vitamin D shows potential as Alzheimer's treatment
    2012-03-06 - Bird's song and human speech disorders
    2012-03-07 - Alzheimer's study: New drug target improves memory
    2012-03-14 - Evidence builds that meditation strengthens brain
    2012-03-15 - Deprived of sex, jilted flies drink more alcohol
    2012-03-21 - Alzheimer’s spreads via linked nerve cells
    2012-03-26 - Alzheimer's: Stress spawns protein aggregates
    2012-04-03 - Increased protein may promote Alzheimer’s
    2012-04-16 - New genes shape brain size, intelligence
    2012-04-18 - How selective hearing works in the brain
    2012-04-23 - Clinical decline in Alzheimer’s requires plaque, proteins
    2012-04-25 - Strong support for marginalized disease theory
    2012-04-25 - Research shows how PCBs promote dendrite growth
    2012-04-25 - Which ads are winners? Your brain knows
    2012-04-30 - Molecule blocks pathway leading to Alzheimer's disease
    2012-05-03 - Rats recall past to make daily decisions
    2012-05-15 - New trials for treating Alzheimer’s disease
    2012-05-16 - Researchers map damaged connections in brain

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