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  Graduating KU medical students celebrate Match Day online and at home
  Mar 24, 2020 -- To stem the spread of COVID-19, ceremonies at the three KU School of Medicine campuses were canceled. Instead, they celebrated one of the most important milestones in their professional lives creatively--at home, in small groups, via their smartphones and online.
  

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  Eighth community college joins nursing partnership program
  Mar 17, 2020 -- The University of Kansas School of Nursing recently welcomed Cloud County Community College to the Community College Nursing Partnership, the eighth community college in the state to sign on. The program allows students to enroll in both community college and the KU School of Nursing to receive both an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
  
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  Journal publishes analysis of KU Medical Alumni Association’s fund for teaching excellence
  Mar 11, 2020 -- Professors at the University of Kansas School of Medicine can apply for a grant from the Medical Alumni Innovative Teaching Fund (MAITF). A history and analysis of the program was recently published in the academic journal “Medical Science Educator: The Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators.”
  

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  KU Cancer Center researchers identify breast cancer prevention drug with fewer daunting side effects
  Mar 10, 2020 -- Women with a high risk for breast cancer can be prescribed drugs to help reduce their risk of cancer, but many don’t take the drugs because of their problematic side effects.Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have identified a drug that may keep the preventive punch but lessen the strong side effects.
  

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  Owens leading psychiatry department’s new clinical trial research
  Mar 05, 2020 -- Dennis Owens, MD, PhD, leading psychiatry department’s new clinical trial research
  
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  KU Cancer Center sponsors vaping town hall
  Feb 28, 2020 -- Getting teens to understand the risks of vaping was the goal of a special town hall meeting sponsored by The University of Kansas Cancer Center and broadcast by Fox 4 WDAF.
  

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  Physical therapy student places in top 20 percent at Olympic marathon trials
  Feb 21, 2020 -- Chris Melgares, a doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) student from the University of Kansas Medical Center, finished in the top 20 percent of the field of 175 male runners at the U.S. Olympic marathon team trials. Melgares qualified for the Olympic trial by finishing with a time of 2:16.35 at the California International Marathon and completed the Olympic trials 33rd with a time of 2:16.59.
  

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  Drug affecting high cholesterol from genes, not lifestyle, shines in clinical trial
  Feb 13, 2020 -- Individuals who have an inherited condition that gives them high cholesterol regardless of diet or other lifestyle issues might one day benefit from the new drug APO(a)-I, which was tested at the University of Kansas Medical Center by Patrick M. Moriarty, M.D. Results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2020.
  
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  New weight-loss study seeks to help mobility-impaired individuals get healthier
  Jan 31, 2020 -- Mobility Impaired Get Healthy Together (MIGHTY) will explore and compare different methods to help those will mobility issues lose weight.
  
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  A Grand Affair gala honors medical school faculty and students
  Jan 27, 2020 -- Students and faculty from the University of Kansas School of Medicine honored excellence and celebrated their years together during the annual awards gala A Grand Affair Jan. 18 at the Kansas City Convention Center. During the event, faculty members were honored for outstanding teaching and mentoring. A Grand Affair is presented by the Medical Student Assembly and the Office of Student Affairs.
  

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  Researchers from KU School of Medicine publish four articles on elusive actin protein
  Jan 17, 2020 -- Dr. Prachee Avasthi, assistant professor of cell biology, and her team have published four scholarly articles on actin protein and how it affects cell cilia. This basic science may help with disease research in the future.
  

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  Two clinical trials at KU are aimed at increasing treatment options for stroke patients
  Jan 16, 2020 -- Two clinical trials at KU are aimed at increasing treatment options for stroke patients
  

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