Women in elected office is forum’s focus
Sponsored by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, the event will open with a keynote address by Debbie Walsh.
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Study: Diabetic hearts live on high-fat ‘diet’
Such a “diet” helps make cardiovascular disease the most common killer of diabetic patients, according to a recently published School of Medicine study.
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New center arises from success of radioactive-implant therapy
Simon Powell & Jeff Michalski have announced the appointment of Perry W. Grigsby, M.D., professor of radiation oncology, as the center’s director.
Saudi health-care execs study management
Photo by Robert BostonParticipants in the School of Medicine’s Executive master in health administration program play the “Red Bead Game.”The two-year executive master in health administration program was created specifically for 18 participants from the Riyadh-based King Fahad Medical City.
Rhesus genome sequencing to help scientists in research
Researchers at the Genome Sequencing Center at the School of Medicine were major contributors to the monkey’s genome, made publicly available this month.
What do you know, and why do you know it?
What you know, but don’t know you know, affects you more than you know, suggests Larry Jacoby, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences. “Memory plays a very powerful role in how we see and interpret the world, even in situations where we are completely unaware of the events that gave rise to these […]
Picon to speak for Architecture series Feb. 27
Subsequent speakers for the Monday-night series include Ben van Berkel, Inaki Abalos, Rainer Mahlamäki, William Valentine and Marcelo Ferraz.
Symposium, concert today dedicated to Schönberg
A highlight of the event will be a rare performance of the complicated Herzgewächse by students and faculty in the Department of Music.
Stone to speak for Faculty Fellows Series
She’s a professor of Romance languages & literatures and of comparative literature; other speakers are Peter Kastor, Martha Sandweiss, Erin McGlothlin & Mariët Westermann.
Baroque oboist Dalton to present free lecture & demonstration
He’s been described by CBC Radio as “one of the leading Baroque oboists in North America whose fine instruments are played around the world.”