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7/26/13: Cancer Treatments for Dogs Also Help People

MSI is sorry to note that MSI Principal Investigator Professor John Riedl (Computer Science and Engineering) passed away on July 15, 2013 at the age of 51. He had battled cancer for three years.

7/15/13: MSI PIs Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

The problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is major, and one that is receiving a great deal of attention from researchers around the world. The Research blog (read the full article) of the Office of the Vice President for Research recently published an article about University faculty who are involved in this research. Some of these faculty members are MSI Principal Investigators:

7/12/13: VP Herman Presents Research Priorities to Regents

Vice President for Research Brian Herman gave a presentation to the University Regents at their meeting on July 10 that outlined his goals for the University’s research agenda and discussed several initiatives. The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is working closely with the University President’s office on strategic planning to advance the University’s research mission.

7/10/13: Family Physicians and Maternal Care

A recent study co-authored by MSI Principal Investigator Katy Kozhimannil (Health Policy and Management) shows that many physicians specializing in family practice, rather than specialists such as obstetrician-gynecologists, provide care to women before and during pregnancy. This research has implications for medical schools, which are implementing new family-medicine residency programs that have an option for less maternity-care training.

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