June 2, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus: Survey of Medical Students Affirms Value of Student Body Diversity Research by Joan Reede and her colleagues assessing medical students' views on diversity among fellow students showed that they strongly favor diversity in general and affirmative action in particular. The findings became part of a brief submitted to the Supreme Court in two University of Michigan cases on affirmative action that may define the policy's role for a new generation of students.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Study Finds One-third of Parents Include Complementary Therapies as Part of Treatment for Children with Cancer Public Health Measures Can Contain SARS, Two Modeling Studies Suggest AIDS Vaccine Induces HIV-specific Immune Response in Chronic Infection Upcoming 50th Annual Blackfan Lecture: Science, Business, Medicine, and the University Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Wednesday, June 11 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.		Spotlight Castle Is King of 2003 Student Olympics On May 27, Castle Society won the 2003 Student Olympics, held on the HMS Quad. As part of the knock-down-drag-out contest, Chris Russell (in white dress) and fellow society members serenaded (for the very first time) their peers and faculty judges with Madonna's "Like a Virgin." See more photos inside. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay Troubleshooting Allocation of Transplant Organs Erica Seiguer examines the national system for allocating transplant organs, raising issues of error reduction and organ supply.

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