In Print Focus: 'Organoid' Built that Mimics Thymus Richard Evans, Mark Poznansky (l to r above), David Scadden, and others have constructed an organlike device that works as the thymus does, churning out mature T cells. Whether it could eventually be implanted to take the place of the thymus is an open question, however. BBS Bulletin MedEd News Mentations

Headlines Study Points to Cell 'Crisis' as Key Event of Development of Cancer in Older Adults Nearly Half of College Students Used Tobacco in One-Year Period, According to JAMA Study Head Lice Are Frequently Misdiagnosed Resulting in Missed School Days and Inappropriate Medication Upcoming Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Research Day 2000 Michael Brown, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and Others Friday, October 27 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Spotlight SHURP Celebrates 10th Reunion, Explores Science Careers The Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP), sponsored by the Division of Medical Sciences, held its 10th anniversary reunion symposium on August 18 and 19. HMS alumnus Dennis Vaccaro spoke about the development of science careers to the more than 50 program alums in attendance. Student Scene Time Off from School Is Time On for Research, Outreach Erica Seiguer documents the summer activities of three classmates, one who is working at a drop-in center on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota and two who traveled to Vietnam to do research. One of the student researchers, Vi Nguyen, says, "Most of the ... knowledge I use has been from Patient–Doctor I—how to be compassionate, how to listen. These lessons are cross-cultural."

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