The Atlantic Philanthropies is awarding UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, $177 million to create the Global Brain Health Institute, a groundbreaking venture to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.
UCSF Psychiatry News
Atlantic Philanthropies gives $177M to establish Global Brain Health Institute to fight dementia
November 17, 2015
Adler honored by Academic Senate for work in clinical science research
November 09, 2015
Nancy Adler, PhD, has been named as the recipient of the UCSF Academic Senate’s 15th Annual Faculty Research Lectureship – Clinical Science for her trailblazing research on socioeconomic determinants of health
New study: Despite high risk, patients with severe mental illness rarely tested for diabetes
November 09, 2015
Although adults with serious psychiatric disorders are at high risk for diabetes, a large study led by UC San Francisco reveals that low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it.
$20 million gift for new mood disorders program aims to advance treatments, erase stigma
November 04, 2015
A gift of $20 million from the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund to the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Francisco will support research on mood disorders, aiming to rapidly advance the understanding and treatment of depression, bipolar disorder and related illnesses.
UCSF Depression Center to host free community event on adolescent depression
November 02, 2015
The UCSF Depression Center and its Community Advisory Board, in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will hold a free evening seminar on November 16 for parents, educators, clinicians, and other community members interested in learning more about adolescent depression.
New study by Kaup and Yaffe may point to connection between forgetfulness and dementia
October 29, 2015
In a new study that followed older women for nearly 20 years, those who complained of memory lapses were more likely than others to later be diagnosed with mild thinking problems or dementia.
UCSF Psychiatry headed to San Antonio for 62nd AACAP Annual Meeting
October 16, 2015
The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) will be held Monday, October 26 – Saturday, October 31, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. Numerous current and former UCSF Psychiatry faculty members and trainees will be in attendance.
Reich named APA Distinguished Life Fellow
October 15, 2015
James Reich, MD, MPH, was awarded the status of Distinguished Life Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the association’s May 2015 annual meeting.
Molecular Psychiatry Association to host 3rd Annual Meeting in San Francisco
October 14, 2015
The Molecular Psychiatry Association (MPA) will host its 3rd Annual Meeting October 30-November 1 in San Francisco.
Nye honored for teaching excellence with UCSF Kaiser Award
October 13, 2015
Jonathan Nye, MD, has been named as one of the 2015 recipients of the UCSF Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching in recognition of his outstanding educational efforts in the inpatient care setting.
