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January 16, 2008 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu New Drug Lets Kids Feel Good in Their Skin CHICAGO—Maria Anichini, a 20-year-old junior at Columbia College, zipped up a fetching black lace cocktail dress with spaghetti straps to go out with friends the[…]

Keynote speaker Dr. Sherman Elias discusses movies’ ability to inform and sometimes mislead audiences about medicine. Visit theFounders’ Day Page for current information Founders’ Day Highlights Teachers Real and Cinematic Founders’ Day serves not only to officially welcome entering Feinberg School students but also to honor outstanding teachers and mentors at Northwestern. At this year’s[…]

Former Dermatology Chair Samuel Bluefarb Dies Samuel M. Bluefarb, MD, professor emeritus of dermatology, died at his home in Kilua-Kona, Hawaii, on June 7. He was 94. He was chair of Northwestern’s Department of Dermatology from 1962–77 and the first Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology. The Chicago Dermatology Society’s Annual Bluefarb Lecture is named[…]

January 22, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Performing Exam for Skin Cancer with Partner Could Save Your Life CHICAGO—If you learn to examine yourself for skin cancer with a partner, you are more likely to follow up with self-exams that could detect early melanoma and save your life. Northwestern University researchers[…]