J. J. Ebers Award

The Leo J . Geppert Award

Title: Adrenal Insufficiency and Growth Failure Secondary to Inhaled Corticosteroids: A Paradoxical Complication

Religion and Spirituality: Adam Smith versus J-J Rousseau

Adam Smith and J-J Rousseau share some common ground when it comes to religion, namely that they were born into  and educated in cultural contexts deeply shaped by Reformed Christianity. However, close consideration of their writings on religion reveal marked difference. This paper explores those differences and finds that Rousseau and Smith are radically at odds on this score. Smith has almost...

IDEAL J *-ALGEBRAS

A C *-algebra A is called an ideal C * -algebra (or equally a dual algebra) if it is an ideal in its bidual A**. M.C.F. Berglund proved that subalgebras and quotients of ideal C*-algebras are also ideal C*-algebras, that a commutative C *-algebra A is an ideal C *-algebra if and only if it is isomorphicto C (Q) for some discrete space ?. We investigate ideal J*-algebras and show that the a...

Beth Levine receives the 2014 ASCI/Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award.

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that degrades large cellular components and plays a critical role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. This year, the ASCI recognizes seminal work in the field by Beth Levine (Figure 1) of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center with its annual Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award. The prize honors Levine for her groundbreaking studies that fir...

Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award Recipients