HEADLINERS
DEPRESSION BREAKTHROUGH
Sheldon Preskorn, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita and chief executive officer of the Clinical Research Institute, was interviewed for a story in the Los Angeles Times about a potential breakthrough treatment for clinical depression. "To date, only three studies have been done but the results have been quite encouraging in that the drugs have worked in patients who have not benefited from serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil which are some of the most commonly used drugs currently to treat patients with depression," Preskorn said.
AN AGE OLD PROBLEM
Susan Kemper, the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was included in the BBC radio documentary "The Age Old Dilemma" on Sept. 11. Kemper spoke about her research into adapting technology specifically for use by older people and other aging-related issues.
NOTABLE ALUMS
Two KU graduates, business leaders Cynthia Carroll and Linda Zarda Cook, are among the world's 100 most powerful women, according to Forbes magazine. Carroll, a 1982 grad, is seventh on the list and the first woman to become chief executive at Anglo American, one of the world's largest independent mining companies. At 44th on the list is Linda Zarda Cook, a 1980 grad. Now the executive director of gas and power for Royal Dutch Shell, Cook is in the running to become CEO of the company in 2009.
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