Team determines protein structure
A Dartmouth research team has determined the structure of a protein vital to cell division, publishing its results in the Jan. 9 issue of Cell, a leading journal in the field.
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A Dartmouth research team has determined the structure of a protein vital to cell division, publishing its results in the Jan. 9 issue of Cell, a leading journal in the field.
Physicians at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's second annual Clinical Research Awareness Day emphasized the importance of that clinical trials have for testing new medications. The day-long event, held Thursday, aimed to educate employees and the local community about current research projects and clinical trials at the hospital.
Nearly half of all medical school students experience burnout, and 11 percent indicate having suicidal thoughts, according to a study conducted by Liselotte Dyrbye of the Mayo Clinic. Dyrbye and her colleagues surveyed 2,248 students from seven different medical schools to find out how many students suffered from burnout, which they defined as "emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low sense of personal accomplishment." The study also concluded that each year spent in medical school increases the chances that a student will experience burnout. Dyrbye said that though not many people are aware of the issue, schools are beginning to acknowledge the needs of their students, The New York Times reported. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education requires that medical schools provide their students with counseling services in order to keep their accreditation, according to The Times.
Colleges across the country are cutting back on technology spending in response to the current economic crisis, according to the results of the Campus Computing Project's 2008 survey, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Project, which surveys over 500 colleges and universities, reported that around 29 percent more public universities and nine percent more private colleges indicated decreases in their technology budgets since last year, the Chronicle reported. Even with these setbacks, technology directors continue to expand programs at their institutions, including systems that immediately notify students and faculty about emergencies on campus and programs that detect plagiarism. The need for technological advancements on campuses continues despite the decreases in spending, which has forced colleges to find more economical ways to maintain technology services, according to the Chronicle. According to its web site, Campus Computing Project, started in 1990, is "the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education."
John Burns, New York Times London Bureau chief and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, for the first time publicly shared the details of his struggle with cancer to a full auditorium of approximately 150 attendees at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Thursday. The man who had reported on the Cultural Revolution in China and apartheid in South Africa said that nothing prepared him for his personal battle with lymphoma 17 years ago.