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Smoking can increase the risk of death from cervical cancer.Cervical cancer patients infected with either of two strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) were twice as likely to die of their disease as patients with other common strains of HPV, according to a study at the School of Medicine. In addition, smokers with these strains increased their risk of death even further.

Photo by Robert BostonThe state-of-the-art Farrell Learning and Teaching Center will celebrate its grand opening Sept. 16 with a series of events.

Subsequent speakers include painter T.L. Solien, photographer Phyllis Galembo, graphic designer Michael Mabry and painter Helene Aylon.

Andrew S. Pekosz, Ph.D., Jay F. Piccirillo, M.D., David M. Jaffe, M.D., Matteo Levisetti, M.D., Robyn Klein, M.D., Ph.D., and more…

An homage to the great Swedish singer Jenny Lind, widely known as “The Swedish Nightengale,” will begin at 8 p.m. Sept. 12.

Photo by Robert BostonMedical students Tom Shane and Steve Sperry sample weights at the new student workout center, which they helped organize.

The staged reading focuses on Margaret, a young Korean-American architecture student who must present her final degree project.

The protein has the ability to help keep cells alive, but does so by interfering with programmed cell death, or apoptosis.

The “Host Family Program” and the “Speak English With Us Program” are part of the Office for International Students and Scholars.

Among the University’s initiatives is the creation of an entry-level wage, announced John Klein, executive vice chancellor for administration.