September 13, 1999

Cells Prove to Have Strong Response to Their Physical Environment Donald Ingber and colleagues have demonstrated that forces exerted by the extracellular matrix influence the behavior of cells. If a cell is constrained, it tends to die; if space is available, to divide. "Cancer is basically loss of crowd control," he says.

Agent May Be Effective Against Vascular Inflammation Studies Illuminate Heparin's Natural Role in the Body Anticancer Gene May Work by Controlling Cell Death Social Interaction in Later Years May Delay Cognitive Decline

Nurturing the Mission of Academic Medicine in the New Millennium—The Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at HMS and BIDMC Michael Rosenblatt & James B. McGee Thursday, September 16 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Roles and Reversals in Residency Training The responsibility of patient care may appear routine on someone else's shoulders but weigh heavily on your own, says pediatric resident Ellen Rothman.

HMS and Boston Schools Join Forces for Summer Science Progam The Summer Math and Science Mentoring Program, a collaboration between HMS and Boston Schools, gives middle schoolers (right) a head start on academics. HMS student David Gordon was one of the organizers. Incoming Students Receive White Coats at Society Ceremonies On Sept. 2 newly arrived medical students donned bright white coats, part of the orientation ceremonies and one of the first steps in the transformation from student to physician. Take a look at the White Coat Ceremony at each of the student societies.