Kharasch named interim vice chancellor for research
Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D., has been named interim vice chancellor for research.
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Understanding life
Photo by David KilperRobert Blankenship, Ph.D., the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences, seeks to better understand one of the basics of life on earth: photosynthesis, the transformation of light, carbon dioxide and water into chemical energy in plants and some bacteria.
Decoding leukemia patient genome another step forward in cancer fight
Decoding the complete DNA of cancer patients is giving School of Medicine scientists a clearer picture of the complexity of the disease and allowing them to see intriguing and unexpected genetic relationships among patients. The scientists have sequenced the genome of a second patient with acute myeloid leukemia, discovering a suite of genetic changes in the cancer cells.
Scholars program gives high-school students a taste of the medical field
Photo by Robert BostonTwenty-five area high-school students participated in a summer program for those interested in careers in health care or biomedical research.
Researchers team to battle childhood hunger
A School of Medicine physician has joined scientists with a vision of eradicating malnutrition in the developing world.
New paging system coming to Medical Center
A 10 million-square-foot cellular network will be built on the Medical Center campus as part of a new paging system.
Library hosts ‘Changing the Face of Medicine’ exhibit
Women doctors are the focus of a new traveling exhibition on display Aug. 10-Sept. 18 at the Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Farmer’s market at the Medical Center
Local growers will bring fresh produce to a farmer’s market on the School of Medicine campus each Thursday for five weeks.
Transformative power of live theater will be hallmark of PAD’s 2009-10 season
For its 2009-10 season, the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present a handful of works that together highlight both the boundless possibility and transformational power of the stage.
“A Challenge to Democracy”
Ethnic profiling is illegal in the United States, prohibited by the Fourth Amendment, which requires probable cause for searches and seizures, and by the Fourteenth Amendment, which calls for equal protection under the law. And yet as the recent arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates demonstrates, the issue remains far from settled. This fall Washington University in St. Louis will present “Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy,” a semester-long series exploring the history, impact and ethical issues surrounding ethnic profiling through lectures, readings, performances, panel discussions and other events.