Tag: Education

Webster Named President of Chicago Board of Health James R. Webster Jr., MD, Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine, is the new president of the Chicago Board of Health. Dr. Webster was appointed to the post by Mayor Richard M. Daley and confirmed by the City Council in early December. The Chicago Board of Health…

December 13, 2002 New Study Refutes Theory of Adolescence CHICAGO— Despite the widely accepted belief that puberty breeds rebellion and emotional turmoil, findings from a Northwestern University study show that adolescents raised in traditional families are more likely to be well-adjusted teenagers and, as adults, have traditional families and continue their good adjustment. The research…

Memorial Joins Brain Tumor Consortium The Falk Brain Tumor Center of Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH) is the newest member of the prestigious Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. The Falk Center is the only institution to be accepted into the consortium this year. Other member institutions include the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Duke University, and Children’s National…

December 13, 2002 Contact: Charles R. Loebbaka at 847/491-4887 or at c-loebbaka@northwestern.edu   Philanthropist Reuben Feinberg Dies at Age 83 CHICAGO— Reuben Feinberg, 83, a major Chicago-area philanthropist, died Friday (Dec. 13) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Mr. Feinberg, a leader in Chicago-area real estate and banking, made gifts to Northwestern University totaling more than $103…

Minority and Cultural Affairs Office Opens The Feinberg School’s new Office of Minority and Cultural Affairs recently opened its doors for business right in the heart of the medical school complex—on the main floor of the Morton Building just down the hall from the Offices of Student Affairs and Admissions. There John E. Franklin, MD,…

December 13, 2002 Psychiatric Disorders Prevalent Among Juvenile Detainees CHICAGO— Mental health professionals have speculated for years that many adolescents with serious psychiatric disorders are arrested instead of treated. Yet, there have been few studies. Now, a Northwestern University study has found that the majority of boys and girls currently detained in a juvenile facility…

Dr. Sandra Weintraub to Speak on Aging and Memory Northwestern Alzheimer’s disease expert Sandra Weintraub, PhD, will speak on Thursday, December 12, 2002, in north suburban Riverwoods, Illinois, about the changes in thinking abililities that come with normal aging and how they differ from the changes that occur with dementia found in Alzheimer’s disease. The…

November 25, 2002 Nursing Home Aides Experience Racism CHICAGO— Nearly 75 percent of nurse’s aides working in nursing homes experience racism on the job, according to a study from the Buehler Center on Aging at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. This research showed that racism is expressed by nursing home residents as well as…

Inaugural Silverstein Lecture to Focus on Genetic Testing Two specialists on genetic testing will present the inaugural Silverstein Lecture that explores “Genetic Testing: Past, Present, and Future” on Wednesday, December 4, starting at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held in Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Pritzker Auditorium, located on the…

Webcam Reveals Progress of New Research Building Those interested in how the Feinberg School’s new research building is coming along don’t have to be anywhere near the Chicago campus. They can see both still pictures and video of the construction site for the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University, thanks to a…