How does alcohol affect memory? NIH-funded study aims to find out

With two-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, Takhar Kasumov, Ph.D., will examine acetylation changes in alcohol-associated Alzheimer’s disease.

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Medical students inspire youth at career expo

Several NEOMED College of Medicine students volunteered for the University Hospitals “Shades in Medicine 2025” Youth and Young Adult Career Expo, held at Huntington Bank Field (home of the Cleveland Browns) on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. More than 1,200 middle school, high school and undergraduate college students, attended the inspiring event with their families to

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Don’t forget to sign up for RAVEAlert emergency notifications

NEOMED has partnered with RAVEAlert to provide immediate notification – via email, text message and voice message – about emergencies, severe weather, campus closings and other incidents that may impact the University community. Everyone with a NEOMED email address is automatically enrolled in the RAVEAlert system to receive email notification; however, you must register

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Bonds forged in healing: The Muakkassa brothers

For Camille, Kareem and Ryan Muakkassa, the path to medicine wasn’t just a career choice—it was a legacy ignited by inspiration from their father. Growing up in Northeast Ohio, they

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‘Med Student Mom’

Corrie Stofcho, M.D. (’06), has earned a list of impressive titles and accomplishments. However, “Med Student Mom” may be the one that makes her the proudest. Feature photo caption: Corrie

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A new way to request marketing services

The Office of Marketing and Communications (MarCom) is implementing a new project management system, which is changing the way faculty, staff and students will request assistance. MarCom is switching to Wrike for project and content management, as well as requests for service. The current request form in Lytho will be de-activated tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 10.

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Medical students launch burn-surgery research newsletter

Students from the NEOMED College of Medicine worked with burn surgeon Deepak Ozhathil, M.D., at Akron Children’s Hospital, and created a newsletter to share their experiences. “We first connected with Dr. O at the end of our first year of medical school through the Surgery Interest Group,” explained Jillian Wilkerson, M2. “Since then, he has

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Pharmacy student supported global HIV treatment efforts during summer internship

The experience at Gilead Sciences strengthened Adil Hasan’s desire to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

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The Cleveland Clinic chief of education is next VITALS speaker

James K. Stoller, M.D., will share his insights on medical education on Thursday, Nov. 6, at noon.

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Schedule your flu shot

NEOMED President Dr. John Langell and Provost Dr. Forrest Faison were among the faculty, staff and students getting their flu shots from NEOvations Pharmacy Services during a recent clinic. NEOMED’s flu shot clinics are staffed by NEOvations pharmacists along with student volunteers from the College of Pharmacy and the nursing program at Kent State University.

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