Biophysics

OSU Honor Roll (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

6 Jul 2008

The following Benton County students made the Scholastic Honor Roll at Oregon State University for the spring term. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work.

Experts call praise for vitamin D premature, warn of dosage risks (San Diego Union-Tribune)

5 Jul 2008

WASHINGTON – A flurry of recent research indicating that vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the “sunshine vitamin� are outdated, leaving millions unnecessarily vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.

Sigmund appointed to research chair (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

4 Jul 2008

Curt D. Sigmund, professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, has been named the Roy J. Carver Chair in Hypertension Research. The five-year appointment was effective July 1.