Category Archives: In the News

Precision Medicine, a New 3-D Vaccine, Supplements and More…

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

  • The NIH has developed a site that outlines President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. The NIH will also be hosting a workshop on February 11-12 to discuss the opportunities and challenges around building a large research cohort focused on precision medicine.
  • Key breast cancer genes reveal distinctions between African-American women and European-American women. The study involved 1,275 European-American and 1,299 African-American women. Read more on the findings in the International Journal of Cancer.
  • Four major retailers have been ordered by the New York Attorney General’s office to cease selling some of their store brand supplements. In tests, supplements from GNC, Target, Walmart and Walgreens were found lacking the advertised ingredients frequestly. Dr. David S. Seres, Director, Medical Nutrition, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Institute of Human Nutrition weighed in on the issue in an editorial piece for CNN.

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The Cultural Casualties of Library Fires

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An important function of libraries is to protect and maintain information for future generations. While digital materials have their own vulnerabilities, the inherent danger of keeping the world’s knowledge on a flammable media like paper is obvious.  Many people believe that since there is so much information on the internet these days, everything that can be has been scanned, uploaded, and made available with a quick Google search.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.  The recent fire at a Russian scientific library in January was a startling reminder that even in this digital age, the information is still at risk.  Over the years, there have been several fires in libraries that destroyed entire collections that can never be replaced.

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Preserving the Past, Poetry, and Projects…

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All in this edition of blog buzz.

  • Last week one of our colleagues moved on to an exciting new position at Rutgers. In celebration and thanks to Sarah Jewell, I’m happy to share her recently published poem which you can find here! Continue reading →