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The UCSF Student Newspaper
Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Volume 58, Number 31
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Is it Time Dr. Susan Kools Wins 2014 Outstanding for a Pub on Faculty Mentorship Award will receive her award at the Parnassus? Kools School of Nursing Commencement By Angela Castantieto Associate Editor
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CSF students are currently in the thick of qualifying exam season, a time both of stress and celebration when it is all over. Looking back at when I took my exam at Parnassus, it would have been nice to have a place to grab a quick beer on campus with friends afterward. I’ve heard many students say they would like to take an hour or two to relax or celebrate, but don’t have the time to walk down to Ninth and Irving. Faculty and staff share similar sentiments. “As a postdoc, I’d like a closer location to drown my sorrows,” says Matt Cook. Mission Bay Has Two Watering Holes The pub is a fixture on many university campuses, including our own Mission Bay, which has The Pub and Terzetto, a coffee shop that serves a small selection of draft beers. My involvement in student organizations brings me to Mission Bay regularly, and more often than not I find myself at Terzetto discussing business over a beer. Whenever I see UCSF folks grabbing a beer and relaxing during those precious hours outside of lab, I wonder why we don’t have anything like The Pub or Terzetto on Parnassus campus. Surely we have enough students, faculty and staff to warrant a watering hole—and a good location for a pub (or coffee shop that serves beer)— on Parnassus. For an entire year I’ve had my eye on the empty Nursing Café (known by most as the Nurseteria), which will soon be occupied by San Francisco Soup Company. Why not a pub? The answer is not as simple as one might think. I spoke to Jennifer Dowd, Vendor Services Manager at UCSF, who provided some context. In the past there have been at least two places that served alcohol on Parnassus— the Faculty Club and, interestingly, Palio Caffé.
Ceremony on June 9. By Jenny Qi Editor
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he Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) and the Graduate Division Alumni Association (GDAA) have selected Dr. Susan Kools, RN, PhD, FAAN, as this year’s Oustanding Faculty Mentorship Awardee. Dr. Kools is a professor in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing. She is also passionate about promoting diversity in nursing and has co-chaired the UCSF School of Nursing’s Diversity in Action Committee (DIVA) for nearly two decades. An adolescent psychiatric nurse scientist, Dr. Kools focuses her research on the mental health and development of adolescents. Specifically, she studies vulnerable adolescents in foster care and the influences of this lifestyle on their health and well being, with the goal of better understanding optimal interventions for adolescent care. In parallel, she studies adolescent illness experiences throughout the world, including hospitalization in China and HIV prevention in Africa. Notably, Dr. Kools is an internationally renowned expert in adolescence and qualitative research methods. Dr. Kools received glowing nomination letters from current and former mentees. It was clear from these letters that she is deeply committed to ensuring that her students succeed, regardless of their backgrounds and personal circumPhoto courtesy of Dr. Susan Kools stances, and to forming lifelong relationships with her mentees. Dr. Susan Kools is a professor in the Department of Family Health Care NursEach year, the GSA and GDAA call for students and postdocs to
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ing and has co-chaired the School of Nursing’s Diversity in Action Committee (DIVA) for nearly two decades.
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Cadaver Memorial Service Honors Donors By Priya Jayachandran Staff Writer
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Palio Caffé Fail I was surprised to learn about the latter, a buzzing lunch spot in Millberry Union that serves sandwiches and other quick items. According to Dowd, Palio tried serving beer and
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The annual Cadaver Memorial Service was held on May 7 in Cole Hall.
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oetry and music highlighted a moving service commemorating the individuals who donated their bodies for the study of anatomy. The annual Cadaver Memorial Service, held on May 7 in Cole Hall, provides firstyear students from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Physical Therapy, and their faculty with an opportunity to share thoughts about working with the cadavers in the anatomy courses. The family members of the donors were not invited to attend in order to create an atmosphere of safety and openness for students and faculty to express their thoughts and emotions freely.
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