Optometry
The Indiana University School of Optometry will celebrate its newly finished Eye Care Center on the Bloomington campus with a formal dedication ceremony on Wednesday (Oct. 8). The event, which will take place at the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union at 4:30 p.m., will be followed by a reception at the new clinic located at 744 E. Third St.
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Scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis discuss firefighters' health, increasing evidence of iodine deficiencies and the importance of regular eye exams.
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Dr. Edwin C. Marshall, IU vice president for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs and professor of optometry and public health, will deliver one of the invited keynote addresses at the Second World Conference on Optometric Globalization.
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IU Health & Wellness for March discusses studies about the vascular benefits of exercise for overweight but active men and about the controversial HPV vaccine. It also offers tips for preventing computer vision syndrome and for finding those elusive 30 minutes a day for exercise.
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On Saturday, Feb. 16, second-year Optometry students at Indiana University Bloomington will celebrate a big milestone in their education. More than 70 students will participate in a traditional white coat ceremony, which marks the beginning of the clinical phase of their careers. The relatively new but now common ceremony is meant to mark a student's transition into a profession that demands a higher standard of humanism and professionalism.
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Tips from Indiana University professors on key issues related to tobacco policy in Indiana: factors in Indiana's high smoking rate, top three ways to prevent kids from smoking, how smoking can lead to blindness, tobacco outspending public health 44 to one in Indiana, why messages matter in youth smoking decisions and how tobacco covers its assets.
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