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Dr. Herve Y. Sroussi has been named Director for Graduate Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, with responsibility for the PhD in Oral Sciences program and its students.

Investigators hope to improve long-term outcomes for diabetics receiving transplanted islets, by implanting islets in a biomimetic environment and improving angiogenesis of scaffolds by incorporating micro channels.

Glass of milk after eating sugary cereals may prevent cavities, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.

The recent schism between establishment Republicans and Tea Partiers is a harbinger of the greater battle over the 2016 GOP presidential nomination between the two factions, says William S. Bike, author of "Winning Political Campaigns."

Helen Nordhaus, longtime Northbrook, IL, resident, has passed away.

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry will host a Spirit of Peoria Riverboat Tour on the Illinois River on Saturday, June 15, 100 Water St., Peoria, IL, 61602.

Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo, Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, recently was elected President of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Dental Materials Group (DMG).

Dr. James Buckman, Professor, Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, has been elected President of the American Equilibration Society (AES) for 2013

Dr. Satish Alapati, Assistant Professor, Endodontics, recently assumed the duties of Endodontic Clinic Operations Director and Consultant to the Managing Partners at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.

Dr. Noor Obaisi, a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry’s Orthodontic specialty program, received the first place $1,000 prize in the Charley Schultz Resident Scholar research competition.