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Affirmative Action--A Crack in the Door to Higher Education [Special Report]

Annals of Family Medicine

Grade point average and standardized tests scores are heavily weighted during the admissions process in higher education; however, these metrics largely reflect the attributes of K-12 schools and access to advanced placement and science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) courses.

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Automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in people with neurofibromatosis type 1

Medical Xpress

Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of special education at the Peabody College of education and human development, and Bennett Landman, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the School of Engineering, published a study in January in Magnetic Resonance (..)

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Running trials in animals will take additional engineering and safety tests. In February 2017, experts at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) reported the use of CRISPR in performing “gene surgery” in the layer of tissue that supports the retina of living mice.

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2025 Physician Wellness Retreats | Physician “Burnout” Retreats

Pamela Wible MD

Your retreat includes: Daily spa treatments and gourmet meals delivered to your hot tub A personalized business launch plan: from fee structure to client contracts Search-engine-optimized website copy and marketing strategy 20 hours of bonus Live Your Dream Fast Track training —free!

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Episode 127: WDx special episode with Mel Fellay, Zari Zahra & CPSolvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Zari oversees all product and engineering departments, including a team office located in Karachi, Pakistan. Today, she is the Chief Product and Technology Officer and Co-founder of Spekit, the leading Salesforce adoption and contextual learning platform for growing orgs.

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HP&M Welcomes Senior FDA Official, Ana Loloei, to the Firm

FDA Law Blog

Loloei also served as a Senior Policy Advisor in CDRH and as a Special Advisor in the Office of the Commissioner. Loloei graduated magna cum laude , with a degree in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from The George Washington University. While at FDA, Ms. During her FDA tenure, Ms.

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14th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences Set to Convene in Seoul — Featuring HP&M’s Dr. Philip Won

FDA Law Blog

Won will share his expertise and insights on the intricacies of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations pertaining to medical devices, with a special focus on class II and class III hearing devices.