Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts
It’s a paradox that has confounded evolutionary biologists since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859: Since parasites depend on their hosts for survival, why do they harm them?

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Conference: End-of-life care
The Georgia Geriatric Education Center announces “Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults,” a conference to be held in Athens on May 16-17. The foci of the conference are why and how to start palliative care consultation services in hospitals, why and how to improve end-of-life care in nursing facilities and innovations in hospice care. The Georgia Geriatric Education Center (GGEC) is a partnership of the Institute of Gerontology in the College of Public Health at The University of Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine and Armstrong Atlantic State University’s College of Health Professions. The conference is open to the public, but registration is required. For more information, please contact Anne Glass at 706/425-3221.


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AMAZING STUDENT: Mary Bintou Gassama
Mary Bintou Gassama is a great researcher. She is a former CURO apprentice who is now doing research with Dr. Ray Kaplan in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a senior microbiology major who plans to go to medical school. She is also considering a Ph.D. While an apprentice, she worked with James Bason in the UGA Survey Research Center on a study about student attitudes concerning
abortion and has worked with Stephen Shellman in the international affairs department on Project Civil Strife. She was president of Students for Global Health, a UGA student organization that works to raise awareness about global health. She was also inducted into the Golden Key International Honor Society. After graduation, she wants to take some time off before attending medical school.

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