February 5, 1999 Table of Contents

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February 5, 1999
  • Timilty Middle School students strut their science
    Jose Barros, a seventh grader from the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury, and Celeste Peters, an information ambassador in the WACC Lobby, made up one of many student/mentor pairs displaying their science projects last week in the Main Corridor.
  • MGH in the news
    Recently, the work of several MGH physicians and researchers has been showcased in prominent magazines, newspapers and television broadcasts.
  • The Pamela J. Ellis Memorial Secretarial Award
    Nominations now are being accepted for the 1999 Pamela J. Ellis Memorial Secretarial Award, established in memory of Pamela J. Ellis, who served as an executive secretary at the MGH from 1992 to 1996.
  • MGH cardiologist helps NASA space flight
    Paul Huang, MD, PhD, of MGH Cardiology, had a special interest in the recent landing of the space shuttle Endeavour. Huang joined a research team at the landing to investigate the changes in blood pressure regulation of astronauts in space flight.
  • In Memoriam
    John B. "Jack" Penney Jr., MD, a neurologist at the MGH, and a world-renowned researcher in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, died suddenly of a heart attack Jan. 31 at the age of 51.
  • United Way campaign success
    The 1998 United Way campaign at the MGH succeeded in raising more than $140,000 – a 27 percent increase from last year – to help benefit the many services and programs funded by the United Way.

 

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