The Weekly SPHere Jan. 22, 2008
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A grand celebration has been planned to honor your dedication, sacrifice, and hard work. You've earned your diploma and the SPH will be pleased to congratulate you during our annual commencement exercises held at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at Northrop Auditorium. Students who have applied for and completed or will be completing their degree during the 2007-08 academic year are invited to participate. The deadline to submit commencement applications is Friday, March 7. Make plans to attend this memorable event as the SPH proudly prepares to laud your accomplishments. Stay tuned for more details to come.
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An information session about graduate programs in the Division of Health Policy and Management will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, in D-330 Mayo. For more information or to make a reservation to attend, please e-mail: eherring@umn.edu, or call 4-8818.
The U of M Job and Internship Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, downtown Minneapolis. It's the largest student career fair in the state. Nearly 200 organizations will be recruiting for hundreds of jobs and internships. Check the job fair site to see which organizations are attending. The fair is free and open to all U of M undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni. Those who register and attend could be eligible for great prizes.
• Learn more/Register online.
To learn how to make the most of the U of M Job and Internship Fair, make plans to attend Career Conversations from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 in A-301 Mayo. The topic is "Tips for Attending a Career Fair."
SPH Student Research Day will be a new feature this year during National Public Health Week, April 7-11, 2008. The event includes a student research poster contest, to be held Friday, April 11. All currently enrolled SPH students are strongly encouraged to submit a poster about your research project. This can be for a MPH Masters' project, MS thesis, or PhD Dissertation. Three dates to mark on your calendars:
- Friday, Feb 1, 9-11 a.m., A-110 Mayo -- Training program: How to design a poster
- Monday, March 10 -- Submission deadline for posters (one per student)
- Friday, April 11, Mayo Auditorium -- SPH Student Research Day
A research poster gives you the opportunity to show off your work! The research does not have to be completed. There will be blue ribbon awards: given by faculty for excellence within each degree program and by students for a Students Choice Award for the best MPH, MS, and PhD posters.
The National Research Council of the National Academies is seeking applicants for its 2008 Research Associateship Programs. The NRC administers competitive postdoctoral and senior research awards on behalf of 31 U.S. government research agencies throughout the United States and abroad.
• Learn more online. Questions? Call the NRC at 202-334-2760 or e-mail rap@nas.edu.
The Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations will be held Sept. 21-24 in Minneapolis. Presentation proposals are being accepted until Thursday, Jan. 31.
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Application materials for the Office of Clinical Research 2008 Summer Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program in Clinical and Translational Research are now available. Applicants are expected to contact a prospective faculty mentor before the deadline and obtain a letter of recommendation from that person. Mentors may be selected from any of the six AHC schools/colleges. The mentor must indicate their willingness to serve as a fellowship mentor and to integrate the applicant into an existing clinical or translational research project for the summer. While mentors and research areas must be identified, applicants do not need to describe in the application specific activities or a specific research protocol. Applications are due in the Office of Clinical Research by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• Access the materials online
Enter the ASPH Friday Letter Photo-of-the-Month Contest! Each month Friday Letter staff will choose a photo that depicts a public health experience of students, faculty, and staff of ASPH-member schools or affiliates of ASPH-partner organizations. Photo submissions should capture a public health experience such as school/community event or service project, faculty or student research experience, a fellowship/internship experience or a new public health initiative. Submissions should be sent via e-mail as a high-resolution JPEG attachment to submissions@asph.org. Entries should include the photographer's full name, school or organization affiliation, and a brief description (250 words or less) of the photograph. The winning entry for each month will appear in the first issue of the Friday Letter that month. Questions? Contact Kate Howe at khowe@asph.org or (202) 296-1099.
Make plans to enroll in the Global Health Institute in Reykjavik, Iceland from March 31 to April 4. Students can earn three credits during the institute, held at the University of Iceland. The program is open to students in the School of Nursing, School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine. A limited number of travel stipends for airfare is available. Registration through onestop.umn.edu will be available in early January. For more information contact the Global Outreach Team at 6-8434 or tayl0427@umn.edu. For travel stipend information contact Anne Ehrenberg at aehren@umn.edu or 4-6638. Courses Available: Globalization and Health: Challenges and Perspectives (1 credit) March 31-April 1, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Informatics in Global Health (1 credit) April 2-3, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Geothermal Energy and Environmental Hot Spots (1 credit) April 3, 6:30
to 11 p.m. April 4, 7:30 a.m. to- 8:30 p.m.
• GO Iceland
More Global Opportunities
Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations for Food Safety, Animal Health, and Public Health
Paris-Geneva-Rome
February 10-15, 2008
• GO Europe
A Farm to Table Study Tour
The Netherlands
February 6-9, 2008
• GO Netherlands
SPH Events
The SPH Health Disparities Working Group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in Mayo A301. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Rhonda Jones-Webb will discuss the Health Disparities Research Forum and provide information about a training grant and Kathleen Call will discuss faculty development. There will also be a dialogue with SPH faculty members Patricia McGovern and Wendy Hellerstedt, investigators with the National Children's Study.
SPH Student Services is holding a "Celebration of the 2008 Spring Semester," an event for all SPH students. The get together, which will feature Latino food, will be Tuesday, Jan. 29, noon to 2 p.m., in D387 Mayo. Questions? Contact Thuy Doan, at (612) 624-9615 or doanxo34@umn.edu.
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Other Events
Make plans to attend the Student Committee on Bioethics (SCOB) Winter Lecture Series. On Tuesday, Jan. 22 Steven Miles will discuss International Health Care Obligations. The lecture will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in 2-690 Moos Tower.
Join U of M alumni, faculty, staff, and students for the 2008 Legislative Briefing and Reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the McNamara Alumni Center. Connect with other University supporters and President Bruininks in this energizing annual event. Attendees will get an insider's preview of the University's 2008 capital bonding request and learn how to share their story in a way that will help the leadership and citizens of this state realize how the University of Minnesota touches each and every one of them. Enjoy a light dinner buffet and learn what you can do to support the U.
• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m: Light dinner and cash bar reception
• 6:30 - 8:00 p.m: Legislative briefing program.
• RSVP Online to attend the Legislative Briefing or call 6-1417.
The annual State of the Academic Health Center address, "Fulfilling the Vision: Breaking New Ground," by Frank Cerra, is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31, in Mayo Auditorium. The address will be preceded by the Academic Health Center Faculty Assembly, and all faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend. Both sessions will be telecast to the Duluth, St. Paul and Rochester campuses. The State of the Academic Health Center Address will be from 4 to 5 p.m. A reception will follow.
"Quasi-likelihood Power and Sample Size Calculations for Models from Unknown Distributions" will be presented by Jonathan Mahnken, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Kansas School of Medicine on Thursday, Jan. 31 at noon. The lecture will be held in 2-520 Moos Tower and lunch will be provided. For more information contact Sara Hahne at 6-6031.
"Discover the Connections! Bridging Strategies to Prevent Child Injury and Maltreatment," is the topic of a new conference to be held in California Feb. 24-26. California's first combined conference on the prevention of child injury, abuse and neglect will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento. The conference is a collaborative effort sponsored by the California Departments of Public Health and Social Services; and the California Kids' Plates Program at the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice. The cost is $150 plus additional fees for a CPS skills-specific session scheduled for Feb. 24.
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The Eugene Kenaga International DDT Conference on Environment and Health, "DDT: Killer or Savior?" will be held Friday, March 14, in Alma, Michigan on the Alma College Campus.
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