Microplastics enter the environment from the breakdown of macroplastics that often come from cosmetics, synthetic fibers on clothing, tire ware, industrial processes, packaging and more.
Gil Wolfe is senior author on an opinion piece that responds to a paper published last year that raised questions regarding thymic removal, “causing quite a stir across medical and surgical communities."
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
The Dean’s Advisory Council assists the dean and school by providing external perspective, advocacy and financial support for the school’s programs and strategic priorities.