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Recent headlines

05 March	Major grant awarded to research ways to prevent heart failure
03 February	Pioneering research helps to unravel the brain’s vision secrets
10 January	Inequalities faced by East Yorkshire cancer patients to be investigated
04 December	Praise for project to encourage tuberculosis patients to quit smoking
04 December	European Young Investigator of the Year

News archive

2011

15 December	Seminar - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
09 December	Seminar - Mechanisms of regulation and physiological functions of TRPC4 channels
05 December	Pioneering Deaf Autism Conference at York University
05 December	National Student Research Conference hosted by the Acorn Medical Foundation
02 December	SSC admin illuminated
10 November	York study will track health and wellbeing of children and adults
09 November	Probing the causes of infertility – from lab to clinic
03 November	Jawbone from Devon provides new clues about early humans
10 October	Abstract
27 September	Heart attack linked to anti-inflammatories
09 September	Effective care for older people with depression
08 September	Information Skills and Academic Writing SSC
08 September	Maternal fat has negative impact on embryo development
27 July	£0.5m funding to identify new thrombosis treatments
20 July	Launch of the PALAEO Centre
18 July	Research to create better understanding of surgical wounds
28 June	Telehealth conference puts technology into practice
24 June	Designs finalised for Allam building
02 June	MEDEV Student Essay Competition 2011
06 May	Screening for psychological and mental health difficulties of young people who offend
28 April	£530,000 grant awarded
08 April	Chance to learn about innovative new Masters programme
30 March	Minds in Motion launch new website
28 March	Blindness treatments to benefit from new in-'sight'
18 March	New programme will promote maternal and infant nutrition
23 February	Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research launched
16 February	Therapy for depression can be delivered effectively by non-specialist
02 February	Blood cancer project gets £3m boost
20 January	Wellcome Trust funding for infectious disease research

2010

07 December	Special prize for Naomi
25 November	Chocolate reduces effect of chronic fatigue syndrome, study finds
27 October	‘REEACT’ trials depression treatments
18 October	Dark chocolate is good for diabetics, study finds
09 September	Centre to give new dimension to fight against disease
09 September	What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth?
08 September	"Worth a Look?"
21 July	Pan Yorkshire CLRN Conference – Aiming High
13 July	HYMS Graduation: Class of 2010
12 July	Caroline combines medicine with being a mum
06 July	Scientists take new step to understanding cell migration
01 July	New scanning technology developed in £7m research centre
23 June	'Marrow' appeal
18 June	New Dean appointed
26 May	HYMS rated among top ten UK medical schools
01 April	HYMS chosen for "other-worldly" SSC
01 April	Discovery Day
01 April	New drugs hope to fight neglected tropical disease
17 March	Research identifies potential new use for cancer treatment
12 March	Imaging technique sheds light on world of inflammation
11 March	New HYMS project tackles obesity
09 March	An elective in Rwanda?
03 March	Leeds medics compare education notes at HYMS
23 February	Feeding patterns may be key to premature babies going home
04 February	Acupuncture affects neural structures
03 February	Quality time for kids
01 February	Major funding from European Commission
31 January	"Including the excluded"
19 January	Showing the creative side of HYMS

2009

22 December	Is depression screening cost-effective?
15 December	Ian Watt to take over as interim Dean
07 December	Volunteers needed for aspartame study
25 November	National success for student volunteer project
21 October	HYMS annual lecture: The portfolio of a 21st-century doctor
04 October	Students reach national Guardian finals
23 September	Study to investigate alleged side-effects of aspartame
19 August	David Blaney appointed Undergraduate Dean
11 August	Daisy Building Open Day
28 July	Colleges 'Aimhigher' with HYMS
20 July	Brendon's national examination success
16 July	Class of 2009: HYMS graduation at the University of York
07 July	HYMS Chemokine Receptors Conference
01 July	Scholarship success for Gloria
18 June	Daisy Building hosts first Biomedical Sciences Research Meet
16 June	York nurse researcher wins award to study US healthcare
16 June	Innovative teaching rewarded
19 May	New postgraduate courses launched
13 May	A career in medicine
12 May	Researching Medical Education conference
11 May	HYMS students learn about social science research
08 May	Physical anthropology prize
05 May	Free MRC training opportunity
04 May	Rugby team's record place
01 May	Local hospitals among best in UK
27 April	Half-marathon success
25 April	Training tomorrow's surgeons
24 April	Intercalator wins sports research prize
16 April	Infection Matters symposium
10 April	MRC award puts researchers at the forefront of stem cell tra
09 April	Human Frontiers Science Programme (HFSP) award to engineer a
09 April	SKIP HYMS - strengthening ties with Tanzania
03 April	MP Diana Johnson observes HYMS PBL in action
27 March	Transforming medical diagnosis with new scanning technology
26 March	PBL comes to China
26 March	Medical Research Council visit Hull
25 March	Northern Medical Schools Personal and Professional Developme
16 March	SET for BRITAIN Poster Competition and Exhibition
10 March	New dementia treatments
06 March	HYMS rugby teams go international
02 March	Charity appeals
26 February	Scarborough open day
24 February	Me, Myself and MRI
15 February	European Medical Schools Orchestra and Choir
10 February	NEWS
10 February	Marathon effort from student
05 February	Student health essay prize
02 February	Cake for Africa
30 January	HYMS research conference - Imaging the Immune System
26 January	Changes, challenges and cures for AIDS
22 January	Put me in the picture
19 January	HYMS Careers Fair
19 January	Yorkshire Universities changes
08 January	International Student Congress of Medical Sciences
08 January	International Student Congress of Medical Sciences
07 January	HYMS students' Half Way Ball
07 January	Verah named student mentor of the year
07 January	Is it easier for men or women to get into surgery?
06 January	MRC grant
04 January	New orchestra seeks medical students

2008

18 December	Outstanding research exercise results
16 December	Surgical conference inspires students
01 December	Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll
01 December	Research Priming Fund deadline looms
01 December	University carol service
28 November	Student awards
28 November	Model student Helen's busy prognosis
24 November	Surgical Society talks
21 November	Scientists to fill skills gap
21 November	Palliative care symposium
19 November	Katie wins FAMILeY award
19 November	New findings in diabetes research
19 November	New findings in diabetes research
10 November	Fishy feel to HYMS wall art
08 November	Free exam question database
07 November	Kilimanjaro team seeks volunteer medic
01 November	£500 essay prize for HYMS students
31 October	Society of Medicine photography competition
30 October	York fund for teaching and learning
29 October	Wilderness Medicine Society seeks volunteers
26 October	Copyright information available
25 October	Elective bursaries available
25 October	HYMS intercalated web pages go live
22 October	Design a Christmas card competition
16 October	Design a Christmas card competition
14 October	HYMS launches UK-first intercalating site
14 October	HYMS student is Miss Black Britain finalist
07 October	Big band auditions this week
07 October	Nobel laureate to discuss nanoscience
05 October	Vice-Chancellor's prizes 2009 launched
04 October	Long-term strategy agreed
04 October	Students debate assisted dying
03 October	Researchers seek EFL medical students
02 October	Bioscience technology insight day
01 October	Stopping the ticking time bomb
29 September	Fighting earth, air, fire and water
29 September	Can you save Lucy, Gary and Stan?
27 September	2008 pharmacology prizewinner
26 September	Medical Women's Federation
25 September	Buy and sell medical textbooks online
23 September	US AIDS centre asks for HYMS graduates
21 September	Snappy auction raises £1000
20 September	Ethics training course
18 September	FAMILeY award evening
16 September	HYMS alumna presents to ASME
13 September	Hull research office move
12 September	Conference on arts in medicine
08 September	Minds in motion
03 September	Lizards reveal more about human skulls
01 September	Research and communication workshop
01 September	New range of merchandise
28 August	Leishmaniasis research wins £1.6m grant
27 August	New role for natural killers
21 August	New research network for Yorkshire
20 August	HYMS student runs a mountain marathon
18 August	Calling all GPs
14 August	PhD scholarship winners
10 August	Graduate junction launches
06 August	Learning and Teaching Undergraduate Psychiatry
28 July	Emmanuel scoops top student employee award
25 July	Medical Centre opens its doors
22 July	Haematological Malignancy Research Network
15 July	First HYMS students graduate
11 July	Date fixed for third HYMS educational conference
10 July	Award: £1.65m
07 July	The power of interactive teaching
04 July	Alternative careers for doctors
02 July	School children meet The Educators
01 July	Intercalated success
27 June	Medicine and Evolution
26 June	Janine awarded University Teaching Fellowship
20 June	Zoe named York Award Student of the Year
28 May	Sun awareness campaign
24 May	Peer-assisted learning
23 May	Wet lab training
22 May	PBL Directors to deliver PBL Workshop in Portugal
20 May	Summer ball
19 May	Professional development doctorate
16 May	Plastic Fuzz
15 May	PBL tutors wanted
06 May	Library open day
05 May	Champagne and canapés
03 May	Article studies rare condition
01 May	Annual lecture
30 April	Mentor Development Workshop
30 April	Teaching fellowships
27 April	Sheffield runners
25 April	SPOT conference
23 April	SKIP information day
21 April	Rugby trophy
18 April	Glasgow conference
16 April	Saving Lucy
11 April	Paper published
11 April	HYMS Careers Fair 2008
10 April	Advising medical schools: encouraging disabled students
10 April	Canadian visit
08 April	Moral maze
31 March	Students hold first HYMS riding competition
22 March	Testing time for HIV vaccine
22 March	Seminar on careers in academic medicine
21 March	Staff media training in the pipeline
20 March	Students star in medical training DVDs
19 March	Last few grad ball tickets
18 March	Equality and diversity training
17 March	Staff news
15 March	SSC is a major service improvement
14 March	Surgical prize finalists
13 March	Alumni focus groups
12 March	Staff-student auction to fight cancer
11 March	Teaching awards for HYMS staff
10 March	Student research discussed at surgeons' conference
07 March	HYMS student to attend paediatrics conference
03 March	Cycling through south-east Asia
01 March	Gearing up for graduation
22 February	Academy of Medical Educators
22 February	Annual Wilderness Medicine Conference
22 February	New HYMS appointments
12 February	University offers writing tuition
12 February	University offers writing tuition
11 February	Medics travel to Christian Fellowship conference
08 February	TRP channel research may yield new therapeutics
08 February	International hockey
07 February	Student research published
05 February	More fundraising in half-marathon
04 February	Learning and Teaching Conference
28 January	Functional Morphology research boost
23 January	Major new grant
18 January	Student photo competition

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