Music runs in Yvette Freeman's family—all the way back to her great great grand uncle Scott Joplin, the famous ragtime composer of the late 1890s and early 1900s.  "My grandmother's maiden name was Joplin," says Freeman, program coordinator 3 in the Office of Research at the Feinberg School. "It's pretty cool to be a part of that piece of history." Like her famous relative, she was introduced to music early. "I've been singing in church since I was 5 years old," she says. "I grew up listening to my mother sing."  
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State of School Address Focuses on Change

This year's State of the School address, sponsored by the Staff Relations Committee, was bittersweet as it marked the last time Lewis Landsberg, MD, would preside over the event. In July he will step down as dean and vice president for medical affairs and J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, will assume those roles. The audience gave Dr. Landsberg a standing ovation after hearing Jeffrey C. Miller, senior executive associate dean and chief operating officer, describe the dean's outstanding contributions to the Feinberg School. view full story >

The 2006 Art in the Atrium show proved once again that no shortage of creativity exists at the Feinberg School.
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