Happy Holidays
Orange you glad that this holiday—Heather’s favorite—shares a color scheme with our MLB team?
What is Halloween
Her research uses a steamy apparatus to study how heat therapy may support the treatment of depression. As Paris Hilton would say: That’s hot
Who is Ashley Mason
Our public education program is a hoot, and the acronym is a synonym for sage
What is Osher WISE
There's a point to why this hands-on clinical practice is a popular element of East Asian Medicine
What is acupuncture
Santa rides in a sleigh, but Yvette rides to work atop this two-wheeled contraption (you’ll have to ask her if it has a bell)
What is a bicycle
The prefix cardio- deals with matters of the heart, and so does this February holiday
What is Valentine's Day
He is heavily involved in the UCSF Black Health Initiative
Who is Aaron Mills
Listen up: This 8-week summer training program for predoctoral health professions students builds the integrative health research workforce and conducts work to make integrative care accessible for all
What is IHEAR
This ancient healing tradition categorizes fundamental energetic principles into three doshas
Ayurveda
Kavita’s birthday often falls on this Monday holiday, which typically occurs around the transition from Capricorn to Aquarius
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day
She uses acutherapy—a combination of acupuncture and acupressure—as well as other components of East Asian Medicine to treat children and adolescents
Who is Catherine Herbin
This T32 grant trains pre- and postdoctoral health professionals in conducting rigorous clinical research so that they can become innovative, independent investigators and scholars in integrative medicine research
What is TRIM
This doctor was honored with an annual lectureship in integrative oncology
Who is Dr. Abrams
Brandon’s dog shares a name with this c-shaped nut, which is unique for growing on the outside of its fruit
What is Cashew
A uniquely Californian holiday, UC employees get a day off in late March to honor this civil rights activist and farm labor leader
Who is Cesar E Chavez
This study led by Jen Felder, which shares a name with a 3D object that refracts light into a rainbow, focuses on improving sleep and mental health during and after pregnancy
What is PRISM
Sandy specializes in integrative neurodevelopmental pediatrics and is widely known for his expertise in treating children with these two conditions
What are ADHD and Autism
This clinician writes more than just recipes. She recently published a memoir, A Gift of Blue Water, about her time sailing around the world in a wooden schooner
Who is Danica Cowan
Although not an official holiday, each year January 23rd celebrates the work we do at the Osher Center to support whole-person wellness
What is Integrative Health Day
This group, affectionately named for a small part of a wheel or gear that allows it to turn within a greater mechanical system, manages administrative projects
What is COG
Sarah Patterson knows that eating this type of diet full of health fats and vegetables can improve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
What is an anti-inflammatory diet
Yes, you heard that right. These two team members—one from clinic and one from research—share a first name and rhyming surnames
Who are Patty Farfan and Patty Moran