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The Imagination Advantage: A Conversation with Cassandra Vieten

Cassandra Vieten explores the neuroscience of imagination, how it shapes our lives and why cultivating it matters more than ever in the age of AI.

Practice Before the Pressure Is On

When an otolaryngology emergency unfolds, such as a compromised airway or a severe nosebleed, physicians need to make decisions and act quickly.

Pilot Grant Supports New Research in Understanding of Endometriosis

The inaugural Women’s Health Innovation Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Grant is bringing together faculty to investigate the role of the immune system in endometriosis

Family Matters

The ceremonial donning of the white coat marks the beginning of a new chapter. As the 140 new medical students received their white coats on August 27, the ceremony became a celebration of the people, experiences and aspirations that brought each student to medicine.

Yuan Chen receives nearly $2 million National Cancer Institute Grant to Study Muscle Loss in Cancer

The National Cancer Institute awarded Yuan Chen, PhD, nearly $2 million over three years to identify chemicals that could lead to the development of a treatment for severe, uncontrolled muscle loss in cancer, called cachexia.