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Stretch departmental funds by hiring a work-study student
Student Financial Services can help departments locate and hire part-time student workers for the 2009-10 academic year — and, at the same time, help departments stretch their budgets a bit further.
Kharasch named interim vice chancellor for research
Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D., has been named interim vice chancellor for research.
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.