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PRESS RELEASE On Thursday, 73 members of the Florida State University College of Medicine Class of 2009 will find out where they will receive residency training -- a defining moment in their medical careers -- during a Match Day ceremony.

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PRESS RELEASE A Florida State University historian who specializes in the history of medicine, cultural history and intellectual history has received a major award given to young scholars in his field.

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PRESS RELEASE With the nation’s economic crisis contributing to greater workplace stress, providing effective mental health care for employees may be more important than ever. Unfortunately, the approach most companies take in purchasing mental health care benefits is flawed and unlikely to produce the best outcomes for either their bottom line or their employees’ welfare, according to a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher.

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PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Inspired by the strong trend toward smoke-free environments, companies across Florida are making it easier for their employees to find the tools and encouragement to finally kick their dangerous habit. Florida’s Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) have sponsored a public program called Quit Smoking NOW since 1999, and now privately-owned companies can hold the class for their own employees who wish to quit smoking. For more information on the QSN program, visit  http://www.ahectobacco.com.

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PRESS RELEASE Stephen Shore, author of “Understanding Autism for Dummies,” will join the Florida State University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) in an effort to raise funds for the FSU Autism Project.

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PRESS RELEASE A unique discovery in a Florida State University College of Medicine laboratory is the basis for research with the potential to one day help scientists learn how to stop cancer and other diseases in the tissue where they are forming.

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PRESS RELEASE This year marks the 200th birthday of pioneering naturalist Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book “The Origin of Species,” truly a landmark work that changed the world. Celebrations and tributes, both large and small, are scheduled around the globe this year, and many are already under way.

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PRESS RELEASE Fourteen members of the first class of students to graduate from The Florida State University College of Medicine recently completed the journey to becoming full-time practicing physicians.

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PRESS RELEASE Only 1 percent of smokers who try to quit are smoke-free one year later, but those resolving to kick the habit in 2009 may be able to improve their odds by participating in an intensive treatment program developed by Florida State University researchers.