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Interim director
Carl Marfurt has been named interim director of the IUSM-South Bend campus. He will begin his new duties May 1.
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New appointment
Himanshu Shah, associate professor of clinical radiology, has been appointed interim chair of radiology, effective June 1.
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In memoriam
IU School of Medicine colleagues remember remarkable emeritus faculty member Ronald S. Filo, who died Feb. 17.
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| editor’s picks
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| News to Use
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News roundup
Jay Hess will deliver the TRIP keynote March 13, a congressman visits IUSM-Evansville, Larry Einhorn video is online and more.
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| Grants
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Biomedical sciences
The IU Simon Cancer Center is accepting applications for the Merilyn Hester Scholarship. The deadline to apply is April 1.
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| Opportunities
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Social media contest
The Office of Medical Student Affairs invites students to enter a video contest promoting professionalism on social media.
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| Kudos
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Lighting the way
Lisa Harris is a recipient of the Indiana Commission for Women's 2014 Torchbearer Award.
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| faculty & staff spotlight
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Making smiles
Roberto Flores is the medical director for a Web-based simulator that educates overseas doctors in cleft lip and palate repair.
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| student spotlight
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Outreach clinic
Dentistry students are gaining experience and giving back to the community at the IU Student Outreach Clinic.
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Homegrown researchers
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| Neonatologist Laura S. Haneline is one of several researchers at the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, a part of the IU School of Medicine, who were drawn back to their home state by the opportunity to collaborate on new treatments for childhood diseases right in their own backyard.
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| podcast
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| 'Sound Medicine'
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| This week on "Sound Medicine," a new report on childhood obesity prompts a bariatric surgeon to discuss how parents can help kids and teens lose weight through diet and exercise. Other topics include new birth control advice for teenagers, the growing popularity of testosterone supplements and a plan to "fast track" Medicare payments under the Affordable Care Act.
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