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More than three dozen Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows are pursuing vital research questions and collaborating with faculty in different departments. The fellowship program has become a top priority for The Stanford Challenge. Fellow Jamie Dunckley, left, is studying coral reefs.
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Peter Wood, an emeritus professor of medicine whose license plate said, "HIGH HDL," was an early expert in deciphering the effects of diet, exercise and weight on human health. His research influenced current guidelines for lessening the risk for heart disease. He died of cancer March 3 at 81.
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Thirteen new gene regions have been convincingly linked to coronary atherosclerosis in a massive, new, international genetics study involving investigators from the School of Medicine. Tim Assimes (left) and Thomas Quertermous were part of the international
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- University advisory regarding travel in Japan:
The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel warning for Japan. When a warning is issued, the university strongly recommends against individual travel to the country and prohibits undergraduates from Stanford-sponsored or Stanford-organized trips.
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