DAYTON, Ohio — Dr. Randy Marriott clicked open the daily report he gets on drug overdoses in the county. Only one in the last 24 hours — stunningly low compared to the long lists he used to scroll through last year in a grim morning routine. “They just began to abruptly drop off,” said Dr.…
A neuroscientist has just found a previously unknown brain area. The newly identified brain region could inform scientists’ efforts into curing neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or motor neuron disease. New research uncovers a previously unknown brain area that may control our fine motor skills. Due to technological advancements in recent years, medical science has…
Keo Kanhchana Chea and Edward Kuei Chung Chan were married Nov. 23 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Philadelphia. The Rev. George Schommer, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. On Dec. 7, the couple is to have a second ceremony at Club One, an events space in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Brian Wang, a…
Carolina Maria Vélez and Adam Nicholas Quatrini were married Nov. 19 at Holy Family Catholic Mission in Rutherford, Calif. Deacon Chuck Cancilla officiated. Ms. Vélez, 30, is an advocacy manager at Microsoft in New York and an adjunct professor at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pa. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, from which…
Cynthia Lynch Shor and David Anthony Church were married Nov. 20. Cantor Zachary S. Konigsberg officiated at the Village Club of Sands Point, N.Y. Ms. Shor, 71, is the executive director of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association, which operates the site in Huntington, N.Y., where the poet was born, in 1819. She graduated from N.Y.U.,…
Samantha Lynn Arpino and Eugene Katsman were married Nov. 24 at the Royalton Mansion in Roslyn Heights, N.Y. Rabbi Randy Sheinberg officiated. Ms. Arpino, 28, is a senior accountant and certified public accountant for Peterson Management in New York. She graduated from Hofstra University. She is the daughter of Karen R. Arpino and Michael S.…
Molly Therese Sammon and Jeffrey Michael Berryman were married Nov. 24 at the Journeyman Distillery, a whiskey maker and events space in Three Oaks, Mich. Michael C. Hathaway, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The couple met at the University of Notre Dame, from which both…
Maya Catherine Popa and Sam Matthew Nester were married Nov. 23 at the Explorers Club, a professional society based in New York that promotes scientific exploration, where they are members. The Rev. Charlene Powell, a Presbyterian minister, officiated. Ms. Popa, 29, is an English teacher and the director of the creative writing program at the…