The Weekly SPHere Oct. 15, 2007

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The Career Development Network (CDN), in which SPH Career Services participates, has purchased a subscription to the online databases of H1B visa sponsors/employers from H1Base.com, "USA immigration, visa, and employment center", for international student use. Note that the U of M subscription is for the "online databases of H1B visa sponsors/employers ~~ 12 Month Membership Unlimited Users" only. There are many other services offered on this site for a fee. You are encouraged to be cautious when you visit any Web site that requires payment. To access online databases of H1B visa sponsors/employers:

Go to http://h1base.com. Go to "Current Users Login" (in the upper right corner), select "H1B Job Services"
Login email: uofminternational
Password: uofminternational
Under My Solution Center, you'll see "online databases of H1B visa sponsors/employers ~~ 12 Month Membership Unlimited Users." Click "view"

What is TAG, anyway? The Twin Cities are home to several hundred Jewish graduate and professional students and Jews in their twenties who are seeking to make Jewish connections. The University’s Hillel Jesish Student Center has created TAG, a program designed to create social, cultural and community service opportunities to bring these groups together in settings that foster a sense of community and Jewish identity. Since September 2001, TAG has hosted Shabbat dinners, wine and cheese gatherings, discussions and brunches with University faculty, and many social events including dinners, comedy clubs, movies and bowling. To hear more about TAG or to add your name to the TAG mailing list e-mail Stephanie Goldner at slgoldner@tagmn.org.

Congratulations to Emily Brown, a public health nutrition student, who won the Twin Cities 5K Run/Walk held on Oct. 6 as part of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathons events. Her time was 16:19.

Calling on Twin Cities Marathon Runners. Did you participate in the Twin Cities Marathon this year? If so, please send your name (for students, your major; for faculty/staff, your title), and if you'd like it included, your time. We'll include a list of SPH runners in a future email. Congratulations to all who ran.

Attention SPHere computer users. FireFox has been installed on all the computers in the SPHere, Flash was updated, QuickTime was installed, and the latest version of SAS 9.1 was installed.

Facebook is a new UMTC emergency communication tool. To supplement communications tools used during campus emergencies, UMTC has created the U of M Emergency Notification Facebook group. U community members who join can have access to the latest information on crisis situations, such as weather emergencies, hazardous material spills, or crime alerts. Recent crises on campuses around the country, including recent bomb threats at UMTC, prompted the change. Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, has been primarily a student phenomenon, but membership is rapidly expanding to the employment ranks of higher education.
• Join the group or
• Become a Facebook member

Tips for taking shelter on campus in case of severe weather are posted on the Department of Emergency Management Web site. See "Severe Weather Emergencies" and scroll to the end.

Are you attending APHA this year? If so, consider signing up to volunteer at the SPH booth. Each year the booth is buzzing with alumni, friends, faculty, and your future colleagues (prospective students). What a perfect opportunity to network and assist the Student Services Center personnel. If you are presenting, you may want to schedule yourself at the booth immediately following your session to accommodate continued discussion or prior to your session to advertise yourself. A booth staffing schedule that reflects the concurrent sessions of the conference is being managed by Melvin Monette, Director for Student Recruitment. Please stop by Melvin's office in Mayo D384 to claim your spot on the schedule and pick up a complimentary copy of APHA's Program at a Glance. You may also e-mail monet008@umn.edu.

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School News

Thuy Doan is featured in the latest "My Life" video, and SPH Dean John Finnegan writes about Thuy, and her work in multicultural recruitment, in his most recent column.
• Read the column
• Watch Thuy in "My Life"

Party Planners Wanted. The All-School Winter Reception scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13, needs to be exciting, fun, and memorable; therefore, we need your help. We are looking for volunteers (staff, faculty, and students) to assist in the planning of the event. We ask that you attend three, one-hour meetings (dates and times to be determined) to discuss, plan, and execute tasks. Because the events team appreciates your creativity and service, they will reward volunteers with a special treat. To volunteer for the All-School Winter Reception planning committee, please contact Nichole Marthaler by phone 6-9303 or email mart1047@umn.edu by Friday, Oct. 26.

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SPH Events

Save the date for the All-School Winter Reception. Students, staff, and faculty mark Dec. 13 for the All-School Winter Reception. The magic will begin at 2:15 p.m. at the Weisman Art Muesum and last until 4:30 p.m. More information will be given as the date gets closer.

A discussion on the Medical Arms Race Syndrome featuring Mark McClellan will be held on Monday, Oct. 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Mississippi Room at the Coffman Union. McClellan, former FDA commissioner and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will address the impact of government regulation and payment systems on the Medical Arms Race. The event is sponsored by the National Institute of Health Policy (NIHP) and the Medical Technology Leadership Forum (MTLF). Students may attend for free. The NIHP has teamed up with the MTLF at the SPH to host this event, in conjunction with MTLF's 2007 Fall Forum. To learn more, visit NIHP's Web site.
• Register online

Jimmy Efird will discuss, "A Method to Model Season of Birth as a Surrogate Environmental Risk Factor for Disease," during a seminar on Monday, Oct. 15. The seminar will be held at 12:15 p.m. in 2-520 MoosT. Efird is a candidate for a director position in the Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. All are welcome to attend and lunch will be provided for the first 30 attendees.

Plan B Presentation. Benhuai Xie will discuss, "Prediction of Kidney Transplant Acute Rejection with SNPs: A Comparison of Penalized Logistic Regression and Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction" during the presentation at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15. The presentation will be held in A434 Mayo. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation.

Students in the MCH Program will discuss their public health experiences in India during two informal gatherings. Both sessions will be held in A301 Mayo (in the Dean's suite of offices) and both will be from 12:15-1:15 p.m. The first is Monday, Oct. 15 and features Karthik Srinivasan discussing his work with a project to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and with HIV/AIDS in commercial sex workers in South India. In the second session on Monday, Oct. 29, Mandi Proue and Terra Carey will share stories and photos from their recent field work. MCH will provide light refreshments and everyone is welcome to attend.

A seminar on "Modelling and Inference on Time-varying Hazard Ratios for Survival Data," will be presented by Song Yang, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in 1-450G MoosT. A social tea will be held at 3 p.m. in A434 Mayo. All are welcome.
• Learn more online or call 4-4655

Journey to Cuba by watching "¡Salud!," a film about the Cuban health care system, on Oct. 22, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., in Mayo Auditorium. Cuban food will be served. Questions? Contact Thuy Doan at doanx034@umn.edu.
• View the online poster

The Division of Health Policy and Management (HPM) is sponsoring an information session for prospective students. On Monday, Oct. 29 interested students will have an opportunity to meet with faculty and students, discover funding opportunities, and learn about HPM academic programs. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to make a reservation call 4-8818 or send an email to eherring@umn.edu. Complete details can be found at www.hpm.umn.edu. Free parking provided in the Washington Avenue Ramp.

Career Conversations on Networking and Informational Interviewing will be Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Mayo D330.
• View the Career Conversations schedule
If you’d like to attend but your schedule won’t allow it, there are a number of career-related PowerPoint presentations available online.
• Access these workshops online

An information session sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for public health graduate students will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 5 p.m., in A-301 Mayo. The Global Health (transnational) representative from the CIA will talk about the CIA in general, how the Directorate of Intelligence is organized, how the Office of Transnational Issues is organized, what sorts of jobs public health students might be interested in, and internship possibilities. Ideal CIA candidates are master's level with high GPAs (3.4 and above). The CIA has co-op and grad fellow programs as well.

Particular interests relating to public health include:

Public Policy

Mass Communications/Journalism

Statistics

Transportation Studies

Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science

Xenobiotics and Human Health Seminar Series: The Divisions of Epidemiology and Community Health and Environmental Health Sciences are holding a series of joint seminars. The goal is to exchange information and ideas about persistent organic pollutants and health, seen from several perspectives. Place and Time: Mayo 1155, Mondays, 10:30-noon. This schedule is subject to change. Please call Carol Raichert at 5-1836 to confirm.

October 22: Deborah Swackhamer and Matt Simcik
Fate and transport of emerging chemical pollutants

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Other Events

The Leatherdale Equine Center Grand Opening will be held on Monday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Join the Minnesota horse community for the grand opening of the new $14 million University of Minnesota Leatherdale Equine Center, a pioneer of excellence in equine education, research, and care. There will be a ribbon cutting, short program, live demonstrations and a walking tour. The activities will be held at 1801 Dudley Ave. in St. Paul. Follow the signs along Larpenteur and Gortner Avenues for free parking.

Innovative design, art, and activitism will be showcased Oct. 19 during, "Solutions Volume 2," the second in a series of events featuring the work of local designers, artists, activists and progressive thinkers. The fast-paced program will provide a series of presentations called "solutionists" that are 6 minutes and 40 seconds each. Doors open at 7 p.m. with presentations hosted by Papa John Kolstad from 8 to 10 p.m. and a reception with music from DJ Booka B from 10 to midnight. The event will be held at Studio 1414, located at 1414 Marshall St. NE, Minneapolis. Tickets are $6 online or with student ID and $8 at the door.
• Learn more online or call 612-839-0810

Human Rights, the Burden of Disease and Tobacco Control will be the topic of discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23 during a national conference on tobacco held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Rochester Room at the Minneapolis Hilton in downtown. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Harry Lando at 4-1877 or lando001@umn.edu.

The Emerging Human Right to Tobacco Control will follow the discussion at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the Mondale Room at the U of M Law School. Stephen Marks, of the Harvard School of Public Health, is the keynote speaker.

Why We Eat More Than We Think. The Institute for Research in Marketing is pleased to announce that Brian Wansink, author of the best-selling book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, will discuss the influence of advertising and marketing on eating habits on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Carlson School of Management's 3M Auditorium. A reception will follow the talk. This event is open to the public with a registration fee of $45; current University of Minnesota students may register at no charge.
• Register online

Looking for a green career? What action can you take now to get on your green career track and work for a sustainable world? Barbara Parks from Green Career Tracks will help you answer these questions and get you started on creating your own green careers customized plan during an upcoming session. For more information contact Do It Green! Minnesota (formerly Twin Cities Green Guide) at 612-345-7973 or info@doitgreen.org.

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at the West 7th Community Center 265 Oneida St, St. Paul
6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Washburn Public Library 5244 Lyndale Ave., S., Mpls.
Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Natural Built Home 4020 Minnehaha Ave., Mpls.

Minnesota Public Health Association's Centennial Celebration Gala - Join the MPHA as it celebrates 100 years as a contributor to the health of Minnesotans. Will Steger, polar explorer, will be the keynote speaker at the event, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 25, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. at McNamara Alumni Center. The evening includes a buffet dinner and cash bar, buffet dinner and cash bar, music by the MPHA Jazz Band, welcoming remarks by public health leaders, a history of public health in Minnesota and highlights from A Public Health Journal. Registration deadline is October 17.
• Register online. Questions? Call (612) 673-3948.

Diabetes--a Breakthrough Series event. Registration is now open for the daylong event scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29. Learn about important research that examines insulin delivery systems, continuous glucose monitoring, islet transplantation, stem cells and other emerging modalities. The event is presented by the Office of Clinical Research and partner, LifeScience Alley. University faculty, staff and students will receive a discounted rate of $25 for the full-day conference on the St. Paul Campus.
• Register online

A conference on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8. This conference will cover a multitude of topics related to FASD including current diagnostic criteria, approaches for screening for alcohol use during pregnancy, and prevention and intervention strategies. The keynote address will be presented by Dan Dubovsky, the FASD specialist for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) FASD Center for Excellence. Registration fee is $25. Student scholarships are available. Please call Mary Ellen Walker at 651-351-3135.

Experience Minnesota: An Open House for Multicultural Students. This event is designed for prospective multicultural students and their families who want to learn more about the University and its programs.Families will receive information on academic opportunities, financial aid, multicultural organizations and meet with faculty and current students. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Northrop Memorial Auditorium.
• Register online or call 5-0000.

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