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Natasha Wright, an MPH student in Public Health Administration & Policy, has received the University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Community Service Award.

Jessie Pintor, PhD student in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration, has been awarded a highly competitive Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the University for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Are you graduating this spring and going on to a fellowship or internship? If so, please send an email to Kris Stouffer at stouffer@umn.edu with details. Email should include your name, degree, and a few sentences about where you'll be working.

A new, one-credit fall 2013 course offering, Healthy Food Healthy Lives: Cooking on a Student's Budget, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Employees who earn 300 wellness points by the deadline will receive a $300 reduction. Employees whose spouse or same-sex domestic partner is covered by the UPlan Medical Program can earn 400 wellness points and reduce their premiums by $400.

SPH faculty are invited to attend an event hosted by the Women's Faculty Cabinet, Friday, May 24, 10 a.m. - noon, Minnesota Room, McNamara Alumni Center.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) will be featuring the work of public health experts engaged in initiatives focused on malaria prevention, treatment, and control. The article will be included in a future issue of the Friday Letter.

The Minnesota Obesity Center is now seeking applications for grants to conduct research related to obesity. Proposals are due June 1.

Employees who earn 300 wellness points by the deadline will receive a $300 reduction. Employees whose spouse or same-sex domestic partner is covered by the UPlan Medical Program can earn 400 wellness points and reduce their premiums by $400.

Again this year, the SPH will use the Performance Appraisal Tool (PAT) to conduct secure, online employee appraisals for fiscal 2013. Find out how to access and use the tool.

Can't make SPH Commencement 2013 in person? Be sure to join us via live stream on Monday, May 20, 5 p.m.

All SPH faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the schoolwide Spring Assembly & Faculty Meeting on Thursday, May 16.

Karen Everstine, research associate at the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD) will facilitate a discussion about food fraud, Friday, May 17, 1-2 p.m., 213 Pomeroy, St. Paul Campus. One Health partners at the University are invited to attend.

On May 10, all are invited to get an historical perspective on the School of Public Health from Henry Blackburn, MD, Mayo Professor (emeritus).

All SPH faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the schoolwide Spring Assembly & Faculty Meeting on Thursday, May 16.

On May 10, Lon White, MPH, MD, discusses recent analyses from the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study for diseases associated with aging such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson’s disease.