Photo by Robert Boston
Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, speaks to a standing-room-only crowd at the annual Dean’s Update to the School of Medicine Oct. 29 in Connor Auditorium. Shapiro spoke of the School of Medicine’s continued No. 1 placing in student selectivity in U.S. News and World Report and of strong revenue from research and clinical services. He also said that School of Medicine researchers have received nearly $70 million in grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.