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Editors
Current Editors: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt
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Past Editors: Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Dallas Buyers Club Added to Film Class
The UTMB Film Class (DERU-4007 and DERU-4051) has updated its required film list to include Dallas Buyers Club (2013). It will replace Philadelphia (1993) in the required film list starting in Period 10. Actors Matthew McConaughey was awarded “Best Actor” and co-star Jared Leto was awarded “Best Supporting Actor” at the 2014 Academy Awards. Dallas Buyers Club was also nominated for Best Picture. This film realistically depicts Kaposi’s sarcoma and seborrheic dermatitis during the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Interestingly, Tom Hanks also was awarded “Best Actor” for his role in Philadelphia.