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Thirteen members of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine community were honored at the 2021 Dean’s Community Service Awards ceremony on May 13. The awards recognize HMS and HSDM faculty, staff, trainees, and students for exemplifying HMS’s mission of outreach and community service.
HMS Dean George Q. Daley recognized this year’s honorees as selfless innovators and leaders who, along with the organizations they serve, have performed outstanding community service, such as delivering health care to underserved communities in Venezuela or providing students from groups underrepresented in medicine with opportunities to attend classes at HMS, Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and other area institutions.
Why do some people benefit from some types of exercise more than others? Scientists investigating this question have demonstrated how profiles of certain proteins in the blood can predict a person's "trainability."
Study explains why the same exercise have different effects in different people
Although everyone can benefit from exercise, the mechanistic links between physical fitness and overall health are not fully understood, nor are the reasons why the same exercise can have different effects in different people. Now a study published in
Nature Metabolism led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) provides insights related to these unanswered questions. The results could be helpful for determining the specific types of exercise most likely to benefit a particular individual and for identifying new therapeutic targets for diseases related to metabolism.
For the second year in a row, graduation celebrations are virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Northwestern will host a remote University-wide commencement on June 14, but each school will have its own, separate in-person convocation. In keeping with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, each student will be allowed four guests for the in-person ceremonies.
With the COVID-19 pandemic stabilizing, some graduating seniors said they are still finding ways to celebrate accomplishments.
McCormick senior Cem Civelek, an international student from Turkey, said he expects to hold small “impromptu events” with his vaccinated friends.
Civelek said he will also see his parents for the first time in 18 months for graduation because COVID-19-related travel restrictions prevented him from returning home. He said he was overjoyed when he learned his parents would be able to attend convocation.
How can we improve treatment for lung cancer? Dr. Matt Kinsey and a collaborative, multidisciplinary team at the University of Vermont Cancer Center are a new technique: delivering treatment directly to the tumor using a state-of-the-art robotic device. (Paid Post)