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A lunch lecture discussion about Parkinson's disease



Friday, November 21
AAC Room 540

Come listen, learn, and participate! Read More »

Our speakers will include Dr. Brandon Barton, a second-year Movement Disorders fellow, and one of his Parkinson's disease patients

This is a great opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of both living with and managing a common neurological disorder

I just received an email that Rush's Perkspot site has been upgraded.  If you've never heard of Perkspot, it's a website that offers Rush employees and students discounts for a ton of stores, products, services, and events.  They have discounts on books, cell phones, computers and electronics, event tickets, travel, insurance, and more.  To be eligible, you simply must be a Rush student (or employee).  You'll need to sign up for an account with Perkspot (using any email address you want) and you'll be able to log in and get all sorts of great deals.  This site is updated constantly with new coupons and deals that are available online and in-store.  Of course some discounts are better than others.  For example, Apple's discount is the regular "university discount" that you get everywhere.  Dell, HP, and Lenovo all offer their corporate discounts, which in the case of Lenovo is often very good.  I saved over 30% on a Lenovo laptop last Spring.  Read More »

Posted on behalf of Kelly Cushing:

HHMI Research Training Opportunities:
Make a Difference in Medicine and Your Own Career

Attention 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year Medical Students!!

You're invited to LUNCH and a presentation about two Howard Hughes Medical Institute
programs for medical, dental and veterinary students--HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program at the National Institutes of Health ("Cloister Program") and HHMI Research Training Fellowships Program ("Med Fellows Program") by Kelly Cushing HHMI-NIH Research Scholar, 2007-2008 and Alex Shoushtari HHMI-NIH Research Scholar, 2006-2007 Read More »