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Show MONDAY, NOVEMBER THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 27, 2000 3 Goodma n Supported IPs School of M edicine JARED WHITLEY cology and Experimental Therapeutics. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in Chronicle News Writer Researcher, teacher, writer, and administrator Louis Sanford Goodman died last week of a heart attack. Born in 1906, the Oregon native came to the University of Utah in the early 1940s as a professor of pharmacology. In helping to maintain the School of Medicine, he chaired the department from 1944 to 1971. The American Society of Pharmacology described hirn as legthen-fledgli- ng endary. After stints at Yale University and the University of Vermont, Goodman came to the U to chair the department of pharmacology and physiology. Goodman advanced some of the basic techniques in anticonvulsant drug studies, techniques which are still used today. In concert with Yale professor Alfred Gilman, he penned the The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, his most famous contribution to the field. The two earned themselves the moniker "brash young men." The book, now titled Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, is in its 10th edition. Goodman all but the last three. In 1959, he became president of the American Society for Pharma best-selli- co-edit- ed ng 1965. LIntil his death, Goodman sat on the Advisory Board of The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, t, an independent, periodical which evaluates drugs both old and new for physicians and other health-car- e providers. Attributed with a personal interest in students, Goodman left as indelible a mark on people as he did on the field. His first graduate student, Ewart A. Swinyard, started in the doctorate program at the University of Minnesota, but when he learned that Goodman was at the U, he transferred. Swinyard later became dean of the College of Pharmacy himself, serving in that capacity non-profi- from 1970 to 1976. Available in the U's peer-review- ed Willard Marriott Library Manuscript Division are The Louis Sanford Goodman Papers, a comprehensive record of his career. Spanning four decades, these papers contain personal and professional correspondence, subject and research files, research grants and proposals, reports, galley proofs, manuscript drafts, diaries, editorial records, contracts, biographical material, class materials, meeting minutes and travel records. Many of the U's international students learned about Thanksgiving at a brunch last Thursday. continued from page Smile Song, an economics student from South Korea, came to the Thanksgiving brunch one year 1 ago. She is a friend of McMurray's and likes the event because she gets to meet other people who recently came to America The idea of Thanksgiving mirrors the South Korean holiday of Chosuk held in September, during which the people "prepare lots of food and say thanks to the ancestry," she said. J. dent of the International Cultural Exchange Foundation, paid for the catered meal of waffles and eggs for Salt Lake City's international community. It was ASUU's first experience with the annual event, and Adam Blundell, campus relations director, appreciated how the meal "brought people together." Blundell worked with the U's International Cenclubs to advertise the ter and international-base- d event. People represented countries such as England, Laos, Ethiopia and India and attended with and friends. Sujiet Puthenveetil came to Salt Lake City to get his doctorate in chemistry from the U. d traHe connected with the holiday's dition and said that India has a great deal of festivals, many of which focus on family, but none quite like the American holiday. With the time difference separating Utah and India, Puthenveetil's family was sleeping while he was mingling with other international students, but he promised to share the experience with his relatives when he calls home next week. "I miss them a lot," he said. He liked the brunch because "it is a great place to meet many people and expand my social circle." their-familie- family-oriente- s During the brunch, the participants listened to multiple types of international music followed by a small lesson on the history of the holiday. Jinggui Geng believes Thanksgiving is a special American holiday, especially for immigrants. "I think Thanksgiving is very important for foreigners. I know the story. Most of the people have immigrated from other countries many years ago," he said. "Through this party we will know more of the customs of the United States." Geng used to live with some of his relatives in Salt Lake, but they moved back to China last month, leaving him to make the commute to Weber State University, where he studies computer science, by himself. He attended the brunch for the second year, where the "people are very friendly," he said. MeMurray, who has hosted the event for a number of years, said he likes Thanksgiving because it is "commercially unspoiled." "It is about family togetherness and a day to join with friends it is a beautiful day," he said. Goodman (with moustache) was renowned for his teaching abilities. Joins the Salt Lake Family Health Center Practice Beginning October 2, 2000 '"hC " ri Dr. Rabin received her Medical Degree from Georgetown University. She Graduated with honors from Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York City. - mm. v v In June, 1999 she completed her residency in Family Medicine from the University of Colorado, in Denver. After serving as Chief Resident in Denver, she opened her practice at the Plains Medical Center, also in Colorado. Dr. Rahin in Board Certified in Family Medicine and will practice a full range of Family Medicine Services She especially enjoys pediatrics, women's health, and patient education. 4fMb Dr. Rabin has interests in teaching and has enjoyed opportunities to provide volunteer services in West Africa, India, New York City, and Denver. She and her husband reside in Salt Lake City. I-- Mara L. Rabin, M.D. 1002 East Soutk Temple Salt Lake City, UT 85402 801-350-44- i 9 Wednesday November 39, at 6:30 pm Unkm fkasfrSaHroom by U&n day fo Regisfer vs 1 egssfr in 255 Union 2-C- H) |