The Record

Timeless advice for parents of new college students

Now in its sixth edition, Karen Levin Coburn’s “Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years” gives parents an insider’s look at campus life and helps them navigate the complex emotions during this transition period.

Ability to turn off genes in brain crucial for learning, memory

A study in mice at the School of Medicine shows how genes stuck in the “on” position can lead to faulty brain wiring that affects learning and memory.

Reducing the burden of diabetes

Ross Brownson, of the Brown School, is working to find ways to reduce the burden of diabetes. He’ll use a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to increase local health departments’ adoption of proven strategies.

Incoming medical students create a professional class oath

This year’s incoming students at the School of Medicine were charged with creating a class oath — similar to the medical profession’s revered Hippocratic oath, but tailored specifically to the ethics, values and goals of the 124 physicians-in-training.