News and Announcements
Medical Center Study Refutes Diet-Autism Link
A Medical Center study finds that eliminating gluten and casein from the diets of children with autism has no impact on their overall mental and physiological behavior. See coverage from USA Today, ABC News, Business Week, and the Los Angeles Times.
Seven Graduates Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Sara DuBois, Aynsley Duncan, Elizabeth Gabster, Anita Hargrave, Elise
Russell, Judith Tulkoff, and Andre Washington have won 2010-11
Fulbright Scholarships to advance their studies, perform research, and
teach English abroad while serving as young ambassadors to their host
countries.
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Former Ophthalmology Chief Dies at 97
Albert Snell Jr., former head of the Division of Ophthalmology at the
School of Medicine and Dentistry, died April 20 at the age of 97. Snell
was the first full-time faculty member in the Division of Ophthalmology
and also the first full professor. He became chief of the division in
1961 and remained in that position until 1978. The University flag will be lowered May 22 in his
memory.
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Road Construction Update
Ongoing improvements to several roadways near the University may cause traffic delays. See the most recent updates.
Summer Hours Begin at Bookstores
Summer hours are now in effect at the University's bookstores. The River Campus store will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The Eastman School
Bookstore will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and
the Medical Center store will be open Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. and from Wednesday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Gallery Lecture Explores Antiquities Debate
The Memorial Art Gallery will host an
illustrated lecture by James
Cuno, director of the Art Institute of
Chicago, at 3 p.m. Sunday, May
23, titled "Whose Culture? The Promise
of Museums and the Debate Over
Antiquities." Cost is included in
gallery admission.
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