The Weekly SPHere Sept. 28, 2009
The Weekly SPHere is a weekly electronic publication for students in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. To submit items for the Oct. 5 edition of the Weekly SPHere, please send an e-mail to sphnews@umn.edu by Wednesday, Sept. 30.
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In this week's column, Dean John Finnegan provides important information for SPH students working in settings where they may be exposed to H1N1. For regular updates on the H1N1 influenza and its impact on campus, visit the U of M's H1N1 web site at www.umn.edu/h1n1.
• Read the Dean's column
The SPH division of Health Policy and Management is sponsoring a two-week dialogue on health care reform issues on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Wednesday, Oct. 7, noon-1:30 p.m., D325/D327 Mayo. Faculty participants are Jean Abraham, Lynn Blewett, Bryan Dowd, Roger Feldman, Ira Moscovice, and Robert Town. SPH faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
• Additional Information
Student Senate will hold its next meeting, with the newly appointed representatives, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 5 p.m. in the SPHere. Refreshments will be served, and all SPH students are welcome to attend.
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Student News
Become a Leader within the APHA Student Assembly. Are you looking for an opportunity to meet and network with other passionate public health students, use and enhance your leadership skills, and contribute to the American Public Health Association Student Assembly? To apply, you must be a student, a current member of APHA and the Student Assembly, and willing to commit approximately 10 to 20 hours per month to the position for one year. For more information about the 12 open positions, email Kristina Pearson at pearson@umn.edu
The American Public Health Association Student Assembly is launching a new scholarship/grant program: Advocacy on Campuses That Impacts Our Nation (ACTION). This program aims to motivate public health students to create and implement plans for raising public health advocacy on their campuses and in their communities. The top submission nationally will be granted $500 and implemented during the spring of 2010, preferably during National Public Health Week, April 7-13. The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 23. More information and application information is available from Kristina Pearson at pearson@umn.edu.
Travel scholarships are available for students attending the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and APHA-Student Assembly Annual Student Meeting, Nov. 7-11 in Philadelphia. Submit hard copy applications to the Student Senate office in the SPHere by 5 p.m., Oct. 1. Questions regarding the scholarship application may be directed to the SPH Student Senate at sphss@umn.edu, subject line ‘APHA Travel Scholarship.’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a two year postgraduate competency-based training program in public health informatics. Applications for the fellowship period beginning July 2010 are due Nov. 4 with supporting documentation due Nov. 12.
• Read more about this fellowship opportunity online
For student-to-student communication, please consider using the SPH Student Listserv. Its a fast and simple way to communicate with your peers. The listserv is intended only for students, not faculty or staff. Send messages to:
sph-students@lists.umn.edu.
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SPH Events
“Mechanisms of Cancer Induction by Environmental Chemicals” will be presented by Lisa Peterson, Monday, Sept. 28, 3:354:25 p.m., 1155 Mayo. Peterson is a professor at the Cancer Center and the Division of Environmental Health Sciences.
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SPH Career Services presents a Somali health and cultural awareness session on Monday Sept. 28, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Mayo D-330. SPH student Anisa Esse will discuss Somalian health needs, the refugee experience of Somali refugees, and the rich culture of this community.
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The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety presents “Update on National Health Care Reform: A Moving Target.” Lynn Blewett, associate professor and principal investigator State Health Access Data Assistance Center, will present on Monday, Sept. 28, 2:30-4 p.m., 3-125 Mayo.
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Perry Logan, an SPH alumnus working at 3M, will discuss the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation: What is it? How do you get it? And what will it do for you professionally? The presentation will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 4:30-6 p.m., 1260 Mayo. Contact Elizabeth Tobias, president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) student chapter, at tobia023@umn.edu with questions.
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Issues in Global Tobacco Control will be presented by Harry Lando, Friday Oct. 2, 10-11 a.m., West Bank Office Building, Room 364. Lando is a professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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“Drug-induced DNA Protein Crosslinks” will be presented by Colin Campbell, Monday, Oct. 5, 3:354:25 p.m., 1155 Mayo. Campbell is an associate professor of Pharmacology.
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Other Events
An HIV/AIDS Community Discussion conducted by the White House Office on National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will occur on Friday Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m., Zurah Shrine Event Center, 2540 Park Avenue South.
• Read more and RSVP online
Join U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in conversation with J. Brian Atwood, dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and Allen Levine, dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at Feeding the World: At Home and Abroad. The discussion will occur on Monday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets are free but RSVP to 4-2345 or register online.
Ever wonder what it’s like to attend Medical School minus the cost, stress, and late-night cram sessions? The Academic Health Center presents Mini Medical School on Mondays Oct. 12-Nov. 9, 6-8:30pm.
• Read more and register online
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
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