Feinberg School Leads NU in Research Funding With $168.2 million in research funding in 2003, the Feinberg School of Medicine surpassed all other academic units in drawing research dollars to Northwestern. The medical school’s award total constitutes 51 percent of all research funding to the University, which totaled $328.1 million. Funding from research awards granted[…]

Chicago VA Renamed to Honor Former Secretary The VA affiliate in the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University has undergone a name change. On May 25, 2004, the VA Chicago Health Care System was renamed the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The late Jesse Brown served as executive director of American Disabled Veterans before being[…]

May 12, 2004 People More at Risk If Parents Had Heart Attack or Stroke CHICAGO— A study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association provides the strongest evidence yet that cardiovascular disease in parents—particularly at an early age—is a major predictor of their children having a heart attack[…]