Of note
Laura Rosenbury, J.D.,
J. William Harbour, M.D.,
Eduardo A. Groisman, Ph.D.,
Peter A. Crawford, M.D., Ph.D.,
and more…
Henson promoted to associate VC for alumni & development
She will assume responsibility for alumni relations, annual giving and parent programs, among others.
Campus Watch
There are no campus watch items for this issue of the Record.
Researchers find new learning strategy: A size of a mistake makes no difference
They are interested in how humans learn motor skills incrementally.
University Libraries detail changes for fall semester
Included in the changes is charging for printing at most University branches.
Obituary: Osver, 93, well-known painter
Though retired from the University since 1981, he remained a fixture on the area arts scene.
Researchers find almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
Many kids who may benefit from ADHD medications don’t get them.In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a team of researchers at the School of Medicine has found that a high percentage of kids with ADHD are not receiving treatment. In fact, almost half of the children who might benefit from ADHD drugs were not getting them.
Fox and Simon Distinguished Professorships named
K. Daniel Riew, M.D., has been named the Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor and Ken Yamaguchi the Sam and Marilyn Fox Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine.
Species determination model is developed by graduate student
Stephanie Novak devised the “Archosaurian Morphospecies Concept” and presented its details at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting.
Brain’s visual area may help scientists understand how behavior is organized
A brain region that focuses on vision also receives signals that may help configure the operation of the brain, neuroscientists at the School of Medicine report. If the brain is thought of as an army, the new signals may give scientists a unique opportunity to trace messages from the high command all the way down to individual soldiers.
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