The Weekly SPHere April 6, 2009
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SPH Film Festival kicks off tonight! How will the world’s water crisis affect you? How does a simple food like corn have such a complex history? Find the answers to these questions and more at the festival that begins Monday, April 6, and runs through Saturday, April 11. A new addition to this year’s festival, hosted in celebration of National Public Health Week, is a Family Fun Film Day on Saturday, which includes short films for kids, crafts, and pictures with Goldy Gopher. Winners of the "It’s Global" Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest will be screened Monday evening and Saturday beginning at 1:30 p.m. The evenings begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Mayo Memorial Auditorium. The film festival is free and open to the public.
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Come to SPH Research Day on Monday, April 6. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to check out SPH student research posters in Coffman Memorial Union’s Mississippi Room between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Students are invited to join Career Services for a Peace Corps information session at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7. Alicen Spaulding, public health student and former health extension volunteer, will share her experiences living and working in Paraguay. The session will be held in the Stauffer Conference Room, D387 Mayo.
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Student News
SPH Student Senate elections run until noon on Thursday, April 9. Eligible voters include SPH students who have been registered for spring semester. Results will be announced at the next Student Senate meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 5:45 p.m.
• Vote online, instructions provided
• Read Presidential Candidate statements: Katie Knutson, Ania Urban
• Read Vice Presidential Candidate statements: Meghan Mason, Erika Vetta
The Idealist.org Nonprofit Career Fair and Working for Change Conference will be held Tuesday, April 14. Come to this event to explore jobs and career paths in nonprofits and social change organizations. This event is both a career fair and a career exploration conference. Workshops run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Career Fair runs from 12 to 4 p.m. The event will be held in the Great Hall of Coffman Union.This event is free and open to the public, but please pre-register.
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A "Careers in Consulting" panel discussion will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, April 20, in room 402 of Walter Library. The panel will discuss career opportunities in the consulting industry. This free event is open to all U of M students.
The Academic Health Center is sponsoring the lecture, "Affordable Healthcare," on Tuesday, April 21. Samir Brahmachari, a professor and director general for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi, India, is the keynote speaker. The CSIR has launched an open source drug discovery (OSDD) initiative to accelerate development of new drugs to treat infectious diseases that plague the developing world. The goal is to provide affordable health care by providing a global, web-based interactive platform. The lecture will be held at 11 a.m. in 3-100 Mayo. For more information contact Mark Paller at 5-3655.
The National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry calls for abstracts for the National Environmental Public Health Conference, held in October 2009 in Atlanta. Submission deadline is Friday, May 8.
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The SPH Student Senate is hosting a school-wide art competition, which is open to students, faculty, and staff. Artwork may be submitted March 30 through April 20 at 5 p.m. Submit to the SPH Student Services office. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up in the two following categories: Faculty/Staff artwork and Student artwork. An overall "viewer’s choice" prize will also be given. An event will be held 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday April 22, in Mayo A301. Refreshments will be served.
3rd Annual Taste Diversity—A Global a-Fair! will be Wedenesday, April 15, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., the Whole Music Club, Coffman Memorial Union. All School of Public Health students, faculty, and staff are invited to an evening of activities and ethnic food. There will be array of engaging crafts, demonstrations, and exhibits hosted by SPH students, local restaurants, and businesses. Latin dancing classes, sushi-making sessions, henna painting, slide shows, yoga, and more. Door prizes every 20 minutes.
Taste Diversity: SPH Student Showcase! Taste Diversity is intended to showcase the diversity of backgrounds, cultures, crafts, and talents among SPH students. If you have a particular craft like origami or knitting, a hobby such as Taekwondo or beer brewing, or a talent such as singing, dancing, or poetry reading, please contact Elizabeth or Thuy at jaco0644@umn.edu or doanx034@umn.edu.
Multicultural graduate and professional students who will graduate in summer 2009 are invited to the 5th Annual Celebration of Achievement on Saturday, May 9. Register at the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence by Friday, April 17. Direct questions to Trumanue Lindsey at Lind1078@umn.edu.
The Learning Abroad Center has funding of up to $500 for students participating on non-credit work, intern, volunteer, or teaching programs during summer 2009. Students must complete an application and submit a 250- to 300-word essay illustrating their reasons for choosing the program, how it will impact their personal, professional, academic or long-term goals, and how they plan to fund the program in addition to the awarded fellowship. The deadline is 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 and students will be notified by May 1.
• View the list of approved programs
The SPH Student Senate volunteer committee wants you to join the fight against cancer by participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life beginning Friday, April 17. Last year the SPH relay team raised $5,000. This year’s goal is $7,000. Participate at the event, donate, or both. Donation jars are located in the following areas: Student Services Center (Mayo D305), Dean’s Office (Mayo A3rd floor), WBOB (3rd floor, reception). Please stop by and make a contribution. For more information, contact Erika Vetta at vett0066@umn.edu.
• Join or donate to the SPH Cares about Cures team
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School News
SPH Student Services thanks those who participated in the Admitted Student Reception on March 23. Some of the 76 admitted students (those who are still deciding on a school of public health) have matriculated since the event. Special thanks to the major coordinators, faculty members, alumni, and students who helped make the reception a success.
The Bell Museum and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy presents an Earth Day free screening of the film, A Sense of Wonder. The film will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Bell Museum Auditorium. Based on the life of environmentalist Rachel Carson, the documentary-style film examines Carson’s final year of life, during which she battled cancer, an unexpectedly high public profile and backlash from her critics. A panel discussion featuring SPH professor William Toscano and experts from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s Healthy Legacy campaign will follow.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a new report, "Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions," which summarizes comments from the thousands of Americans who hosted and participated in Health Care Community Discussions across the country. The report is available on a new website dedicated to health reform. The site allows users to share their thoughts about health reform with the Obama Administration and sign a statement in support of President Obama’s commitment to enacting comprehensive health reform this year.
• Visit the website
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SPH Events
"Some New Models for Predicting Health Care Costs of Individual Patients" will be discussed by Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, University of Washington. The seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, in MoosT 1-450. A social tea will be held at 2:45 p.m. in A434 Mayo.
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"Linking Statistical Analysis and Decision Analysis in Health-Related Research," is the topic of Dalene Stangl’s presentation on Wednesday, April 8. Stangl is in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University. The seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. in MoosT 1-450. A social tea will be held at 2:45 p.m. in A434 Mayo.
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Best Practices in operating common video and audio equipment will be held Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mayo A301. Speaker Paul Bernhardt will also discuss real-world media production challenges. Priority at discussion time will be given to SPH student projects. For more information, please contact Imee Cambronero, camb0009@umn.edu.
SPH professor DeAnn Lazovich will discuss her research on Friday, April 10, during a Division of Epidemiology and Community Health Seminar. The session will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in room 364 of WBOB. For questions call Carol Raichert at 5-1836.
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The Healthcare Reform and Health Equity forum will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, April 17, in Coffman Memorial Union Theatre. The forum will focus on models for reforming our health care system and implications of these models for reducing health disparities. Speakers include Sen. Amy Klobuchar; Jeffery Korsmo, executive director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center; and SPH alumnus Michael Trujillo, health research director for the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (formerly director of the Indian Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General).
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Tales from the Horn: Somalia’s Struggle for Health Care takes place Sunday, April 19. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Willey Hall. SPH professors Kathleen Call, Alan Lifson and Joan Patterson are among the featured speakers. Hear about Somali use of the American health care system. Learn about the impact of war on mental health and how to get involved with international health. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by contacting nasra.gia@gmail.com
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The Division of Health Policy and Management is offering a work in progress seminar series that begins with forums on causality in the health sciences, "Part 1: Overview/Philosophy and Background." Bryan Dowd, George Maldonado, and Robert Kane are the presenters at the session to be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in D-199 Mayo. Attendees are encouraged to read a draft paper by Bryan Dowd entitled "Separated at Birth: Statisticians, Social Scientists and Causality in Health Services Research" before the Forum. Contact Ann Reilly at areilly@umn.edu to request a copy. Light snacks and soft drinks will be provided.
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Other Events
April 7, 7:30 p.m.
The Healing Forest: The Origin and Discovery of Natural Organic Medicines from the Forbidden Forests of Africa and the Amazon in Peru
April 10, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Three Generations, No Imbeciles: the Uses and Abuses of Eugenic History
The 5th Annual HARAMBEE art and performance show, hosted by the Academic Health Center Multicultural Society, will be held April 22, 4:30 p.m. The Food and Art Gallery begins at 6: p.m. Performances Location: Coffman Memorial Union Theatre. Performers are AHC students, staff, and friends from the community For more information contact Tara Gause at gause010@umn.edu.
April 24, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Documentary Screening of Money-Driven Medicine
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
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