Partnering Robotics and Humans to Perfect Prostate Cancer Care … Using Robotic Surgery to Remove Prostate Cancer at Stanford: Gil Khalil’s story Gilbert Khalil’s fitness and bright eyes make it hard to believe he is 65. All that calm and confidence, however, took a big hit a year ago when his physician discovered trouble in […]

Teaching science to the religious? Focus on how theories develop Brown biology Professor Ken Miller understands that most students are religious. He is too. The way to teach science to religious students is to show how scientific ideas come to be, he says. Students can learn that religious people engage in scientific explorations of nature, […]

Right choice, but not the intuitive one Psychologist explores common barriers to good decision-making When faced with a tough choice, we already have the cognitive tools we need to make the right decision, Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard, told his Law School audience. To take a gratifying, low-paying job or a well-paid […]

UCSF to Host Alumni Weekend and Reunions in April Registration Deadline is Thursday, April 12 UCSF will welcome alumni back to San Francisco April 20 and 21 for a series of events, including an exclusive breakfast with Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, an evening at the San Francisco Symphony and lectures and panel discussions about the latest […]

Paul Volberding Takes Leading Roles with UCSF’s ARI, Global Health Science Paul Volberding, MD, one of the world’s leading experts on treatment for patients infected with HIV, the AIDS virus, became the new director of the AIDS Research Institute (ARI) at UCSF on Feb. 13. Paul Volberding, MD On the same date Volberding also became director of research […]

Guest post: Flying the friendly skies while navigating the challenges of eating gluten-free These days the word gluten-free is everywhere, from the grocery store aisles to restaurant menus to morning talk shows. The growing prevalence of people suffering from gluten-related disorders has even spurred a group of 15 experts to propose a new classification system for such […]

UCSF School of Dentistry to Offer Free Dental Care for Children Public Event Provides Care and Oral Health Education on February 18 Stephanie Peralta brings her four children to the UCSF School of Dentistry Clinic at Parnassus all the way from Livermore, California. Brent Lin, DMD, examines patient Moses Peralta at the UCSF School of […]

Harvard Thinks Big – How Social Networks are like Carbon – Nicholas Christakis … … Nicholas Christakis Professor of Sociology (FAS) and Professor of Medical Sociology (Harvard Medical School) and Professor of Medicine (Harvard Medical School),  February 16, 2012 ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in […]

Harvard Thinks Big – Making the World Smaller – Daniel Lieberman … … Daniel Lieberman Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology,  February 16, 2012 ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of […]

Harvard Thinks Big – Confusion, Play and Postponing Certainty – Eleanor Duckworth … … Eleanor Duckworth Professor of Education Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 16, 2012 ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, […]