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A prolific writer on a variety of topics, Sherwin Nuland is best-known for his book How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.

The award funds the “Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry” program and is an extension of a five-year grant made in 1999.

Physicians believe a vaccine-induced immune response could be used to supplement other cancer therapies or to immunize high-risk people. More medical news

Courtesy PhotoMario Castro and nurse Michelle Jenkerson visit with study patient Wil Klages and his mom, Peg Klages.Researchers went to children’s homes and analyzed dust and allergens to determine their role in the severity of infections.

University researchers have used a statistical analysis to generate new risk estimates for respiratory distress syndrome.

The six-hour meeting included reports from the deans of all eight schools and the dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

Photo by Mary ButkusWilliam P. Bottom was installed March 9 as the first Joyce and Howard Wood Distinguished Professor in Business.

Major research institutions face critical public policy issues almost every day of the year. Funding for student financial aid, support for research, and regulatory requirements are just three of the almost constant issues that need to be dealt with. Then come such hot-button topics as stem cell research, which can’t be anticipated in advance. Good […]

Photo by Robert BostonSecond-year medical student Shana Kusin admires a panel of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in the Bernard Becker Medical Library.

The wife of Professor Emeritus Burton Wheeler, she died Feb. 25.