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Contents
F e at u r e s
2 Getting Inside Your Head
Chemists create a nanoparticle that can be used as both a
diagnostic and therapeutic agent to target brain tumor cells.
6 Predicting the “Big One”
Tremor chasers do seismic research in Central Virginia.
8 Changing the Future
Psychologist establishes a clinic offering desperately
needed services for autistic children and their families.
Ot h e r s t o r i e s
11 Goldwater Scholar
14 News
12 All in the Family
15 New Faces
13 COS Homecoming
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Cover image courtesy of Panos P. Fatouros, Ph.D., Department
of Radiology,Virginia Commonwealth University.
Managing Editor/Writer Catherine Doss
Contributing Writers Susan Trulove, Brian Skinner
Copy Editor Richard Lovegrove
Photographers T. Corvin, Rick Griffiths,
Michael Kiernan, John McCormick, Bob Veltri
Designer Nathan Skreslet
College of Science Magazine Summer 2006
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