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Researchers Glimpse Poliovirus as It Enters Host Cell
James Hogle and colleagues have captured the first 3-D structures of the poliovirus infecting a host cell. The study may shed light on the behavior of other pathogens causing a range of illnesses like encephalitis, paralysis, diabetes, and heart ailments.
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Finding May Lead to New Approach for Preventing Mother-to-Infant HIV Transmission During Birth
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Snoring and Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Academic Medical Leaders Call for Changes in the Teaching and Practice of Neurology, Psychiatry
Upcoming
Social Medicine Seminar:The Criminalization of Mental Illness
Heather Barr, Urban Justice Center
Thursday, February 17
12:00-1:30 p.m.
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Website Enables Curriculum Searches, Highlights Shared Themes
The Curriculum and Themes website created by the Office of Educational Development makes it possible to search almost all of the basic science core curriculum. The website also includes several curriculum themes like nutrition or ethics, which are considered important but have no dedicated courses or hours required in the core curriculum. A work-in-progress, the site allows for the development of new themes across core courses. |
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Millennium Event Showcases Meyerhoff Program, Multicultural Service Award
| The president of the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Freeman Hrabowski, described his institution's Meyerhoff Program, dedicated to increasing the number of underrepresented minority students earning advanced scientific degrees, at a January 18 multicultural event. The afternoon also included the presentation of the Dean's Millennial Award for Distinguished Service for Diversity. |