Articles in Information
About Indiana University. Excellence in education and research INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAS EIGHT CAMPUSES, including core campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and regional campuses in Fort Wayne, Gary, Kokomo, New Albany, Richmond, and South Bend. Mission INDIANA UNIVERSITY is a major multi-campus public research institution, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, and a world leader in professional, […]
Searching for Answers to Causes of Childhood Depression Over the past decade, scientists have produced a flurry of studies exploring the role of genetic (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in youth depression, but there has been little consensus on how depression is jointly impacted by specific genes and external factors, such as poverty, abuse, and negative family […]
Continue reading "Searching for Answers to Causes of Childhood Depression" >>
The ‘diversity problem’ in science. Hammonds calls for continued study in scientific communities. As part of the keynote address delivered at MIT’s Institute Diversity Summit, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds said that “barriers within science have persisted for minority women even as they changed for white women and minority men.”/Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Opportunities […]
Sharing Traditions, Serving the Spirit Sherifa Ibrahim has a gentleness about her that is instantly apparent. Her voice is soft, warm in tone and soothing, exactly the balm that might be wanted by someone ill in the hospital. Yet talking is not Ibrahim’s first priority. In her work as a volunteer with Stanford Hospital’s Spiritual […]
Continue reading "Sharing Traditions, Serving the Spirit." >>
The Heart of the Matter: Innovation Ahead for Cardiovascular Care Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University. To mark American Heart Month, Stanford Hospital & Clinics writer John Sanford sat down with Robert Robbins, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University, to discuss innovations in cardiac […]
Continue reading "The Heart of the Matter: Innovation Ahead for Cardiovascular Care." >>
Wellness after cancer: Stanford opens clinic to address survivors’ needs Holly Gautier, RN, Program Manager of the Stanford Cancer Institute Supportive Care (left), talks about the Institute’s new Survivorship Clinic with its manager, Kelly Bugos, RN, NP, MS./Photo by Norbert von der Groeben Janelle O’Malley has been cancer-free for eight years, a long time since […]
Continue reading "Wellness after cancer: Stanford opens clinic to address survivors’ needs" >>
Skinner named as new chair of urology Eila Skinner, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, will become the new chair of the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Urology. She will assume the post on May 1. “Dr. Skinner is an active surgeon with a national […]
Continue reading "Eila Skinner named as new chair of urology." >>
Vigorous Exercise Linked to Gene Activity in Prostate. UCSF Discovery Sheds Light on How Robust Exercise May Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified nearly 200 genes in the healthy prostate tissue of men with low-grade prostate cancer that may help explain how physical activity […]
Continue reading "Vigorous Exercise Linked to Gene Activity in Prostate." >>
Goals for Blood Pressure in Kidney Disease Patients May Be Unrealistic, Suggests Study One Third of Kidney Patients Have Uncontrolled Hypertension, Study Also Shows An upward revision of the blood pressure numbers used to identify risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) might actually help doctors provide better care for their patients, said the authors of […]
From impostors to chocolate January session gave GSAS students a raft of offbeat program offerings A personal finance session sponsored by the Harvard University Employees Credit Union focused on giving graduate students the practical skills they would need throughout life. “My goal is to help you understand what is important to you, and what your […]
