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BCM celebrates Earth Day 2013

April 22, 2013 Community, Events, Jordan Magaziner

Today, BCM celebrated Earth Day with a lively outdoor event focused on conservation, recycling, and “earth-friendly” products. Music was provided by the High School for

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Under the influence: Alcohol Awareness Month

April 22, 2013 Alcoholism, Andy Phifer, BCM, Dr. Thomas Kosten, Mental Health, Psychiatry

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, so this is a good time to stop and think: Are you or someone you love drinking too much? Take

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The autism journey: One family’s story

April 21, 2013 Autism, Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Genetics, Jordan Magaziner

This April, Autism Awareness Month, we’ve got autism spectrum on the mind—what we know about it, what we still don’t know about it, and how

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In case you missed it: Coping with tragedy, DNA and Recyclemania!

April 20, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Community, Coping with tragedies, DNA, Genetics, Recycling

We hope your weekend is off to a great start. Catch up on the news, announcements, events and headlines you may have missed this week.

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Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan: Q&A with Dr. Nancy Moreno

April 19, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, BCM, Center for Educational Outreach, Community, DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Education

Recently, the Houston Independent School District’s Board of Education approved the creation of the Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan. The new magnet middle

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Coping with tragedies: BCM expert offers advice

April 18, 2013 BCM, Community, Coping with tragedies, Mental Health, Psychiatry

Watching tragedies such as those at the Boston Marathon and at the plant explosion in West, Texas, can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, helpless and

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Throwback Thursday: Army interns

April 18, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, History, ROTC, Throwback Thursday

A decade marked by wealth and excess, the Roaring Twenties, is drawing to a close. Wall Street took a nose dive during the 1929 Academic

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Q&A on ricin: What is it and what are its effects?

April 17, 2013 BCM, Community

In light of yesterday’s scare in Washington, DC after letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, showed positive results for the poison ricin,

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BCM recycling rankings and Earth Day 2013

April 17, 2013 Andy Phifer, Awards and Honors, Baylor College of Medicine, BCM, Earth Day, Rankings, Recycling

BCM has some exciting news to share…. See more information about RecycleMania, which was a national competition, and stay up-to-date on BCM’s green efforts with

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Autism Awareness: New insights and research

April 16, 2013 Arthur Beaudet, Autism, Baylor College of Medicine, Genetics, Jordan Magaziner, National Autism Awareness Month

This April, Autism Awareness Month, you might see the familiar ribbon with colorful puzzle pieces on shirts, bumper stickers, social media and more. The pattern