Dear Colleagues:
I write to request nominations for the 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. Each year three individuals—one academic, one staff, and one student/resident/postdoctoral scholar—may be selected to receive this award in recognition of extraordinary leadership and inspiration in furthering the goal of achieving greater cultural and ethnic diversity within the UCSF community.
Dear Members of the UCSF Community:
Please join me at a Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 26, from 9 to 10 a.m. in Cole Hall on Parnassus. I will share my thoughts on the future of UCSF, what you can expect from me as we move forward, and how each of you can help in shaping our campus.
Dear Colleagues:
Please join me in congratulating five faculty at UCSF on their election to the prestigious Institute of Medicine: Deborah Grady, M.D., M.P.H.; Lawrence W. Green, Dr.P.H.; Michael R. Harrison, M.D.; Sam Hawgood, M.B.B.S.; and Roger Nicoll,M.D. For more information regarding this momentous occasion go to: http://news.ucsf.edu/releases/five-ucsf-scientists-named-to-institute-of-medicine/
Dear Colleagues:
I am delighted to announce that UCSF molecular biologist, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D., today was named to receive the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Blackburn shares the award with Carol W. Greider of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Jack W. Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Blackburn and her fellow awardees are honored for their discovery of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a key role in normal cell function, as well as in cell aging and most cancers.
Dear Colleagues:
I want to acknowledge and thank Senior Vice Chancellor Bruce Spaulding, who is retiring from UCSF effective this December after nearly 22 years of exemplary service, for his many significant contributions to UCSF.
Dear Colleagues:
UCSF's tenth annual Diversity Celebration began on October 8, 2009, and continues with a series of activities that occur during the noon hour at most campus locations.
Dear Colleagues:
I write to request nominations for the annual Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women. This award recognizes exceptional efforts towards the advancement of women at UCSF beyond the scope of an individual's job, area of research, or student training. The nomination form, award criteria, and a list of prior recipients are available online.
Dear Colleagues:
Following up on my commitment to communicate regularly, I want to briefly update you on a few important but diverse matters.
Revised Priorities
I asked for and was grateful to receive feedback in response to my presentation to the campus community on October 26th. What I learned from the feedback is that education should be a separate and visible priority. My top five priorities now are:
- Patients/Health
- Discovery
- Education
- People (management and diversity)
- Business (efficiency and resources)
I look forward to providing periodic progress reports on each of these areas throughout the year.
People
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Washington Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP) Washington has accepted the position of Dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at UCLA effective February 1, 2010, pending the approval of The UC Board of Regents. EVCP Washington’s outstanding leadership skills, drive to advance UCSF to the next level, and ability to engage members of the UCSF community is evidenced by the many significant initiatives that he has championed, including UCSF’s first strategic plan, the 10-point diversity plan, the Clinical Translational Sciences Institute, and quality of life on campus for faculty, staff and students. EVCP Washington’s contributions extend well beyond his administrative role. He has been actively engaged in the training of medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty at UCSF and is a national leader in assessing medical technologies, developing clinical practice...