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Five questions for Kurt Beam

As a child, Kurt Beam wanted to be a scientist. By high school, he knew he wanted independence – wearing a suit every day to an office would not be a fit – and...
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Update: Regent candidates to debate at UCCS

UPDATE POSTED OCT. 4, 2012: A debate among at-large candidates for the elected University of Colorado Board of Regents is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday on the...
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CU medical school professor Eric Coleman wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

His work focuses on an area of health care that has been embraced nationally as part of health care reform – reducing the number of patients released from a...
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Women’s Health Research Day highlights diabetes

The Fifth Annual Women’s Health Research Day was held Sept. 20 on the Anschutz Medical Campus, hosted by the School of Medicine. The keynote speaker was...
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Study: Chemical used in hand soaps may impair muscle function

A widely used antibacterial chemical found in hand soaps and other personal care products hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, reduces muscular...
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Evolutionary increase in size of the human brain explained

Researchers have found what they believe is the key to understanding why the human brain is larger and more complex than that of other animals. The human brain...
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School of Medicine again leads magazine’s Top Docs list

The University of Colorado School of Medicine has once again dominated the list of Top Docs in 5280 Magazine for 2012. The list includes 222 faculty and staff...
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Library celebrates naming of Bartecchi Special Collections Reading Area

Carl Bartecchi, left, looks on as people flip through one of his books at the recent naming celebration of the Carl and Kay Bartecchi Special Collections...
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Renowned scientist Blumenthal to lead Linda Crnic Institute

Outgoing chairman of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Department at the University of Colorado Boulder, brings an impressive track...
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Colorado named a WHO collaborating center

The maternal and child health division within the Colorado School of Public Health ’s Center for Global Health was designated by the World Health Organization...
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Dual winners named in entrepreneurship event

From left, Jeff Macco and Rob Carpenter, founders of AppIt Ventures, receive a first-prize check for $7,500 from Cliff Young, Ph.D., associate dean of the...
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Registration open for Coleman Institute National Conference

Registration is under way for the 12th annual Coleman Institute National Conference, set for Nov. 2, 2012.
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Philanthropic organization visits campus, learns about CU biomedicine advances

From left, panelists Robin Shandas, Ph.D., Andrew Thorburn, Ph.D., and Rick Duke, Ph.D., speak to ARCS Foundation members on June 1 at the Anschutz Medical...
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Anschutz Medical Campus faculty, staff deliver latest arts journal

The Human Touch, the literary and arts anthology of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, is now available for free at the information desk of...
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College of Nursing, School of Medicine reach out to homeless

It is difficult to tell who gets more out of a partnership between the University of Colorado College of Nursing , University of Colorado School of Medicine...
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Butcher Seed Grants boost work of bioscience researchers

The recipients of the 2012 Butcher Seed Grant Awards recently were notified of their winning proposals in interdisciplinary bioscience. These grants bring...
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Brain circuitry differs between women with anorexia, those with obesity

Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward...
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‘Making wellness an American core value’

A new world-class model for healthier living has been built on the Anschutz Medical Campus, and officials, benefactors and dignitaries gathered Tuesday to...
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School of Medicine researcher devises exercises to treat vertigo

A University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher who suffers from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and had to “fix it” before she could go to...
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Philanthropy at Work: Richard Johnston, M.D.

When Richard Johnston returned to the CU School of Medicine (SOM) in 2000 as associate dean for research development, it represented a fulfilling capstone for...
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Study: Changes in health insurance status linked to rise in ER use

Recent changes in an individual’s health insurance status – whether they are newly insured or recently uninsured – are associated with greater use of hospital...
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Match Day inspires cheers, hugs

With a baby on the way, married medical students Melanie Bui and Bebo Seward went into Friday’s Match Day feeling more than a little anxious. Match Day is the...
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An auspicious time for teaching and learning

It wasn't until he became a dean of the School of Medicine in 1990 that Richard Krugman, M.D., realized that not all people are like pediatricians.
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Global study enlightens connection between fructose, obesity

A group of scientists from across the world have come together in a just-published study that provides new insights into how fructose causes obesity and...
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Five questions for Philip Zeitler

Although he is an internationally known expert in pediatric endocrinology who has made substantial contributions to the understanding of Type 2 diabetes,...

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