Archives from August 2003
Regents
approve next steps in consolidation planning for UC Denver and CU-Health Sciences
Center campuses
The University of Colorado system received approval at the Board of Regents
meeting Aug. 7 to move forward with a comprehensive implementation plan to
consolidate its Denver and Health Sciences Center campuses.
$6.5
million grant brings world’s largest nuclear
magnetic resonance magnet to Fitz
The magnetic field of the Earth is about 1 gauss. The magnetic field of
the world’s largest nuclear magnetic resonance magnet — which is
coming soon to a university near you — is 210,000 gauss.
CU
signs exclusive option to help prevent and treat HPV virus
The University of Colorado has signed an exclusive option with MediGene
AG for CU intellectual property that will be used in the therapeutic and prophylactic
vaccine for the treatment and prevention of the human papilloma virus infection.
Will
antioxidants become oncology’s new magic bullet?
Early clinical trials support daring protocol
by Dr. Kedar Prasad, which throws conventional fears out window
Annual
ethics conference explores implications of
genetic testing
The future is here. With the decoding of the human genome, scientists are
slowly uncovering the genetic secrets behind everything from cancer to Alzheimer’s
to alcoholism.
CU
clinical scholar Kathryn Casey wins Nursing Excellence Award
Senior instructor Mary Beth Flynn named finalist in Rocky Mountain region
Kathryn Casey, RN, MSN, a clinical scholar in the CU
School of Nursing, has won a Nursing Excellence Award from Nurseweek magazine
in the teaching category. Another SON faculty member, Mary Beth Flynn,
RN, MS, CNRN, a senior instructor, was named a finalist in the innovation/creativity
category.
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chemicals in cigarette smoke linked to immune suppression
It’s a surprising conundrum. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of
lung disease in America — 200,000 deaths from lung cancer and 20,000
due to pneumonia — but for people suffering from other inflammatory lung
diseases, such as berylliosis or Farmer’&s Lung, smoking may actually
alleviate their symptoms.
CU
Cancer Center’s Web site offers access to clinical trials
Thanks to a gift from John and Mary Ross Osborne,
the UCCC began revamping its Web site a year and a half ago to make
it more informative and user friendly. The latest addition is the searchable
database of clinical trials. Web visitors can search for trials by
specific kind of cancer, where the cancer is located or by type of
trial — prevention, screening or treatment.
University
of Colorado Hospital celebrates
19th neonatal graduate reunion
Former patients of the University of Colorado Hospital
neonatal intensive care unit and their families reunited at the 19th annual
Neonatal Graduate Reunion Party on Aug. 2.
Type
2 diabetics sought for study on heart disease marker
Researchers at the University of Colorado Denver are seeking participants for
a landmark study to determine how quickly a cholesterol-lowering medication,
called a statin, decreases a newly discovered marker for heart disease in
people with Type 2 "adult onset" diabetes.
University
of Colorado Hospital among
nation’s best in nine specialties
Among more than 6,000 hospitals nationwide, University
of Colorado Hospital ranked among the top 50 in nine of 17 medical specialties
evaluated in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of "America’s
Best Hospitals."
An
open letter from President Betsy Hoffman
to the CU community
At the close of this fiscal year on June 30, after what must have seemed to
many to be a particularly discouraging year, I wanted to highlight some of
the successes we had during the legislative session.
Visiting
medical student shares challenges
of vector-borne diseases in Cambodia
Decades of political instability, warfare and even systematic genocide have
left the people of Cambodia facing some difficult challenges, including a
65 percent adult illiteracy rate and an average life expectancy of only 57.1
years.
Dr.
Morris Clark plants a seed to reap a harvest of diversity
Morris Clark, DDS, professor of surgical dentistry
at the University of Colorado Denver, has been recognized for his ceaseless work
in creating an environment of diversity on the UCD campus. In May, Dr.
Clark received the Chancellor’s Diversity Award for his efforts.
CME
awarded six-year re-accreditation with commendation
The Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) of the University of Colorado
School of Medicine has been awarded the status of "Accreditation with
Commendation" by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME), the highest rating achievable by a provider of CME.
Medical
simulation training bus visits Denver,
training system developed locally
Medical simulation clinicians demonstrated a new cardiovascular protection
device to area physicians on July 7, using clinical simulation courseware
co-developed by a University of Colorado Hospital interventional cardiologist.
Drs.
Kennon Heard and Robert Schwartz
selected for geriatrics program
Kennon Heard, MD, assistant professor in the UCD Department of Emergency
Medicine, has been selected to participate in the Geriatrics Education for
Specialty Residents (GESR) Program. The program is a new effort by the American
Geriatrics Society to increase geriatric expertise in surgical and related
medical specialties.
SON
alumna Col. Suzanne Hansen takes reins
of nation’s premier Air Force hospital
When Col. Suzanne Hansen finally retires from the U.S. Air Force — and
that’s a big when — there is one thing she will know for sure:
She will have lived an interesting life.
CU’s
2004 health insurance contract
beats trend of spiraling costs
The University of Colorado system has announced the results of a six-month
collective effort by the university’s Benefits Advisory Board and system
administration to select health insurance carriers and plan options for 2004.
Aurora
Economic Development Council
sponsors breakfast with Fitz experts
The Aurora Economic Development Council (AEDC) hosted a panel of experts associated
with the Fitzsimons redevelopment project at the July 29 Investor Breakfast,
titled "Fitzsimons: Colorado’s Biotech Catalyst." The quarterly
breakfast is complimentary to regional business leaders and is sponsored by
Northrop Grumman, an AEDC investor.
Community
climb up 14’er to raise funds
or Center for Integrative Medicine
In the only organized fund-raiser of its kind to take
place on a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado, the fifth annual "See
You At The Top! Summit to Cure Lung Cancer" is scheduled for Saturday,
Aug. 16.
Dr.
Craig Passon wins teaching with technology award
Craig Passon, DDS, MS, associate professor and chairman of restorative dentistry
at the University of Colorado Denver, will be honored at the eighth annual Teaching
with Technology Conference Aug. 12-13, for his achievements in integrating
technology into teaching and fostering student engagement in learning.
CU
Cancer Center receives
$11 million to study lung cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded the University of Colorado Cancer
Center $11 million for research into the prevention, screening and treatment
for lung cancer.
Don’t
let summer sunburn spoil your
cover: tips to faster healing
Sunburn is one of the biggest dangers when enjoying the summer sun. It can
be painful and damaging to the skin, and sometimes, no matter how hard one
tries to avoid it, sunburn still happens.
Participants
sought for landmark
diabetes, weight control study
Enrollment ends soon for the CU Health Sciences Center’s Look AHEAD (Action
for Health in Diabetes) study, the first long-term study to look at the effects
of weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes.
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