The Weekly SPHere Aug. 25, 2008

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SPHere Spotlight

New student odrientation continues today, Monday, Aug. 25: Learn about financial aid and career resources, get introduced to the Academic Health Center, get a “real-world” perspective from second-year students and SPH alumni, and meet faculty and learn about their research.
• View today's schedule

Join the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) student interns as they present the results of their summer pollution prevention projects. The program will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, in the Ski-U-Mah Room at the McNamara Alumni Center. Register by calling 612-624-1300 or by sending an e-mail to speck002@umn.edu.

Visit the SPH booth at the Minnesota State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The booth, located in the Crossroads building, will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature demonstrations on DNA, State Fair food, and other public health topics. Visitors will have an opportunity to express their opinions about public health in an SPH vodcast (video blogging). The video footage from the vodcast will be edited and made available on the SPH website. SPH trinkets will be given away. For questions, contact the Dean's Office at 4-6669 or sphmayo@umn.edu. See you at the fair.

For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar

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Student News

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PubH 6570 Management for Clinical Research will be offered in the fall semester. The two-credit class taught by Gordon Mosser meets from 1:25 to 3:05 p.m. on Mondays. The course is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians who intend to do clinical research or are already actively doing clinical research at the U of M. For questions call 4-4371 or e-mail gmosser@umn.edu.

The 2008 GLBTA Student Leadership Retreat will be held Sept. 19-21 at Itasca State Park. The retreat will focus on leadership development, small group facilitation skills, and exploring intersecting identities and oppressions through a social justice lens. It's also a great way to make new friends and meet new people. This retreat is free and open to all University students interested in creating change for GLBTA Communities on their campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester, and the Twin Cities.
• Learn more about the retreat

First year students are invited to participate in the SPH Mentor Program. Your commitment to a mentor relationship will require about 1-2 hours/month of your time from October to May. The benefits can be numerous, including:

-Network with public health professionals
-Discover career opportunities available in public health
-Share ideas about linking academic work to career objectives
-Explore the challenges and rewards of working in public health.

If you are seeking a rewarding mentor relationship
• Complete the online application by Sunday, Sept. 14

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School News

Attend the AHC Multicultural Society's annual welcome social Sept. 3, 4 to 6 p.m., in the CHIP Lounge, 1-425 Moos Tower. Ethnic food and beverages will be provided. The mission of the AHC Multicultural Society is to bring together students, professionals, and faculty within the AHC who value the importance of multiculturalism and diversity at the University of Minnesota. Questions? Contact Lan Luu at Luux0020@umn.edu or Thuy Doan at doanx034@umn.edu
• Register online by Aug. 31

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SPH Events

"Evaluating the Treatment Effect with Actigraphy Data: A Comparison of Two Methods of Data Analysis," is the topic of Katie Schomaker¿s Plan B Presentation. The presentation is at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Mayo A110. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation. For more information call 5-5451.

Benhuai Xie, a Ph.D. candidate in biostatistics, will discuss, “Variable Selection in Penalized Model-Based Clustering” at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The Ph.D. presentation will be held in Mayo D199. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation. For more information contact Megan Schlick at 5-5451.

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