Spring 2007
Contents
Cover Story
by Christine Suh
In Florida, resources have dried up so severely for rural health care that the parched system has turned instead into a health hazard. College of Medicine researchers talk about what this means for the state's million-plus rural citizens, their doctors, and what can be done to replenish the system
Other Features
by Robert Pool
For all their contributions to civilizations that flourished after them, the Etruscans and details of their downfall elude even the most diligent researchers. Last summer, one professor unearthed rare new clues about their final days
by Don Wood
The promise of stem cells has largely been bound by the finicky cells' short shelf life in the lab-until now. A new device that incubates adult stem cells overcomes the old barriers to longer cell lives with the potential to dramatically ramp up new stem cell research
by Ann McCutchan
The opposite of stuffy, Read Gainsford defies old stereotypes of the aloof classical musician. Instead, this energetic, young pianist engages his audiences to connect them with the music-and his listeners love it
Departments
Abstracts
Reviews
The House on Boulevard St., New and Selected Poems by David Kirby. Severance by Robert Olen Butler
From the Field
Imagery from the world of FSU research & creativity, and more…
Portrait
Professor of Art Education Tom Anderson
