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How the Sugar Industry Distorted Science to Downplay Harm

$15M Benioff Gift for Children’s Mental Health Services

Artificial Intelligence Spots Alzheimer’s 6 Years Earlier

Henry Wachs, Designer of the UCSF Logo, Dies at 102

Decoding Why Some People Are ‘Super-Agers’

Seen Around Campus

The structure of the new Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building reaches into the sky at Mission Bay as construction of the six-story building progresses. Read more about the building and follow construction updates »

UCSF in the News

Artificial Intelligence Turns Brain Activity into Speech Science | With electrodes implanted in the brain of epilepsy patients, Edward Chang , MD, PhD, and his team could reconstruct sentences the patients read out loud or mouthed silently.  The Dangerous Rise of the IUD as Poverty Cure The New York Times | Health care providers are more likely to recommend IUDs to low-income black and Latina women than to low-income white women, according to Christine Dehlendorf , MD, and Kelsey Holt , ScD.

Announcements

Chancellor Award Nominations : The 2019 Founders Day Chancellor Awards will recognize and celebrate our colleagues for their extraordinary contributions to the University, as well as to the larger local and global community. Nominations for Exceptional University Service or for Exceptional University Management can be sent to   Suya Colorado-Caldwell , and nominations for Public Service can be sent to  Edward Samayoa . Learn more about the awards » New Commuter Benefit Rules:  The Internal Revenue Service has increased the monthly pre-tax limit for transit and parking beginning Jan. 1. Learn more about the changes »

Events

Archives Talk: The Before HIV Project Jan. 10 | Parnassus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training Jan. 10 | Parnassus Mandalas for Therapy Jan. 15 | Parnassus

Cancer in the Family Jan. 15 | Mount Zion Symposium: Women's Career Advancement  Jan. 16 | Parnassus 2019 Byers Award Lecture in Basic Science Jan. 31 | Mission Bay

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