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Monday, Sept. 29, 2014

 
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Washington People: Michael Kinch

On drug development and the future of medicine
In recent decades, Michael Kinch, PhD, says the pharmaceutical industry has managed to dismantle itself. Kinch, director of the university’s new Center for Research Innovation in Business, describes that history and its implications for the future of medicine.

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Unprecedented athletic honors for Bear sports program

Four student athletes last week were tabbed by national coaches’ organizations as “Athlete of the Week.” It’s an unprecedented honor in school history, one which Athletics Director Josh Whitman calls “inspirational.” The university received only six such honors throughout the 2013-14 academic sports year.

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Medical research building’s skeleton complete

A six-story concrete and steel structure that will be the skeleton of an energy-efficient, multidisciplinary research building under construction on the School of Medicine campus has been completed. The construction project, which began in summer 2013, has a June 2015 target date for completion.

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Arts & Sciences faculty honored

Arts & Sciences faculty (from left) Jami L. Ake, PhD, John M. Doris, PhD, Mark Rollins, PhD, and Douglas L. Chalker, PhD, were recognized for their teaching and leadership during Arts & Sciences’ annual faculty reception this month. Ake and Chalker both received the Distinguished Teaching Award; Doris received the David Hadas Teaching Award; and Rollins received the Distinguished Leadership Award.

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Calendar Highlights

4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29

Sociology lecture: ‘Power of Transparency’

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5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29

Assembly Series: Ferguson on ‘the university’

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Noon Tuesday, Sept. 30

Assembly Series: Williams on identity wars

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‘Necessary Luxuries’

Matt Erlin, PhD, chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences, published a book, “Necessary Luxuries: Books, Literature, and the Culture of Consumption in Germany, 1770-1815.”

Announcements

Staff invited to apply for PLAN development program

Staff are invited to apply for the university’s professional development program called PLAN: Professional Leadership Academy & Network. The yearlong program is intended to cultivate future leaders who will contribute to universitywide initiatives.

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