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

  • Of mice and 'mindfulness' Fighting eating disorders (Detroit News)
    The Detroit News reports: "The cute mice of a new storybook, "Full Mouse, Empty Mouse: A Tale of Food and Feelings," aren't your ordinary childhood heroes. Instead, they are foot soldiers in a budding campaign led by medical professionals, like author and clinical psychologist Dina Zeckhausen, who contend the scourge of eating disorders in North America should be addressed at the earliest age. Zeckhausen believes her storybook delivers a "mindful eating" message that even young children can digest." --- Dr. Michele Mietus-Snyder, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, is quoted.
  • EPA Toxic Chemical Policies (U.S. Senate -- EPW Committee -- Congressional Transcripts)
    Linda Giudice MD, PhD, Chair, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Department, University of California, San Francisco, testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works hearing entitled, “Oversight on EPA Toxic Chemical Policies.”

UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE

  • What's safe to use on your child's teeth? (ABC 7 Morning News - KGO-TV -- View From the Bay)
    UCSF pediatric dentist Dr. Carolyn Coppe, is interviewed about dental care for children. --- Air Time: 3 PM
  • Emotions Revealed (KQED Quest)
    Quest reports: "Is your face giving you away? This week, QUEST met renowned psychologist Paul Ekman, who has spent his life studying how our facial muscles involuntarily reveal emotions like sadness and anger." --- Producer's notes: http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/04/29/producers-notes-emotions-revealed/ --- Air Time: 3:24 PM; Duration: 11:23 --- This program will air again tonight, 4/29, at 7:30 PM on PBS, KQED, Ch. 9, San Francisco.

UCSF HEADLINES

  • Sweetow Wins Distinguished Achievement Award in Audiology (UCSF Today)
    Robert W. Sweetow, PhD, a clinical professor of otolaryngology and director of audiology at UCSF Medical Center since 1991, has received the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology.