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  • Pekin Daily Times: Sheridan discusses crises in rural communities
    6/27/08
    Michael Sheridan, director of the Center for Geohazards, is quoted in the Pekin Daily Times in an article on the unique problems resident of rural community face in a crisis like the floods in the Midwest.
  • Wilmington News Journal: Gardner quoted on controversial nomination
    6/27/08
    An article in The Wilmington News Journal on the controversy over the nomination of the Independent Party of Delaware's gubernatorial candidate by three of the party's four executive-committee members at a local pizza-parlor meeting quotes James Gardner, professor of law.
  • Wall Street Journal: Management prof discusses Washington Mutual, TPG deal
    6/24/08
    Research by Feng Gu, assistant professor in the School of Management's Department of Accounting and Law, was cited in The Wall Street Journal in an article on a deal between Washington Mutual and TPG.
  • New York Times: Article looks and life and work of Harold Rosenbaum
    6/22/08
    An article in The New York Times profiles Harold Rosenbaum, visiting associate professor of music and a recent recipient of the Laurel Leaf Award from the American Composers Alliance presented in recognition of "distinguished achievement in fostering and encouraging the performance of new American works."
  • Yahoo News: Campbell discusses "coattail" effect for Congressional, Senate candidates
    6/22/08
    An article in the "Real Clear Politics" section of Yahoo! News on whether there will be a "coattail" effect for Congressional and Senate candidates in the 2008 presidential election quotes James E. Campbell, professor and chair of political science.
  • Chicago Tribune: Article profiles new president of AMA
    6/22/08
    An article in the Chicago Tribune profiles Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean of medical education and president of the American Medical Association.
  • The Age: Rapping quoted on "personal paparazzi"
    6/22/08
    An article in Australia's The Age newspaper on regular people hiring paparazzi to follow them around and make them feel like stars quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies. The article originally ran in the Chicago Tribune.
  • Reuters: Cain quoted on new heart rate-control strategy
    6/19/08
    An article distributed by Reuters reports that compared with a rate-control strategy, a strategy that focuses on maintaining sinus rhythm does not reduce cardiovascular mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, and quotes Michael Cain.
  • Bloomberg: Article on new heart treatment quotes medical school dean
    6/19/08
    An article distributed by Bloomberg reports that heart failure patients don't need aggressive drug therapy to synchronize the beating of their hearts, and quotes Michael Cain, dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • HealthDay: Cain quoted on new heart treatment
    6/19/08
    An article distributed by HealthDay reports on an international study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that shows that a strategy called "rate control," as opposed to rhythm control, may be the best option for keeping patients suffering heart failure and atrial fibrillation healthy, and quotes Michael Cain, dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

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