October 4, 1999

Getting to the Heart of Lipid Lowering Why does lowering cholesterol reduce heart attacks? The data do not support the old answer that it's because lowering cholesterol opens up blocked arteries, says Peter Libby. Instead, the evidence points to cholesterol lowering as a way of decreasing the capacity of arterial plaques to rupture and cause blood clots.

Researchers Identify Angiogenesis Inhibitor in Gallbladder Cancer Researcher Bestowed 1999 Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science

Public Health Seminar Series: Toward an Expanded Global Response to AIDS—Building New Partnerships Peter Piot, UNAIDS Friday, October 8 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Do I Really Belong at Harvard? Medical student Catherine Chu has discovered an unlikely epidemic among her fellow first-years at the Medical and Dental Schools: insecurity. Says one classmate, "I feel like a hacker. Like I snuck in through the cracks in the system."

Quad Celebrates Community Service October 7 is Global Harmony/Ebert Community Service Day on the Quad, the seventh annual event calling attention to faculty, students, and staff and their outreach activities. Awards, speakers, poster sessions, food, and entertainment are all part of the program.