The Weekly SPHere Nov. 12, 2007
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The NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program is accepting applications through Wednesday, Dec. 14. The one-year fellowship begins in July 2008 and provides participants an opportunity to work at one of several NIH-funded research centers in a foreign country. The program is designed for graduate-level U.S. students in the health professions.
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The Powell Center for Women's Health has announced the continuation of its internship program that connects students with faculty members and community organizations that have an interest in women's health issues. The center is currently accepting applications from interested students for this fall and winter. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. For questions contact the Powell Center at wmhealth@umn.edu or 6-1125.
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Students intending to apply for either the Juran Fellowship or the Juran Doctoral Awards must notify the Joseph M. Juran Center by Friday, Dec. 14. The full application for both awards is due on Friday, Jan. 18. Statements of intent must be made through the application website to ensure students are notified of current information regarding the awards. Applications accepted online only.
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A three-credit course, Introduction to Bayesian Analysis, will be offered during the spring semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. The class, PubH 7440, will be taught by Sudipto Banerjee and Brad Carlin.
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A new course, PubH 6803--conducting a Structured Literature Review--is being offered this spring. The two-credit course will be offered from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays. This course is designed for students and fellows who would like to be able to conduct and publish systematic reviews of the scientific literature. It will teach you how to systematically evaluate the quality and consistency of the literature and develop insightful reports on a chosen topic. The course is taught by a team of experts from the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, a program contracted by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research to conduct systematic literature reviews.
The Minnesota House of Representatives Internship program is accepting applications. Applicants are encouraged to submit application materials by Jan. 1. Pick up applications in the Student Services Center (D305 Mayo) or contact Julia Miller at julia.miller@house.mn
A new Web-based course will be offered in the spring. The class, Nursing 5800 Foundations in Infection Control, provides a foundation for those interested in infection prevention and control in health care settings.
A new online course on Becoming a Teacher of Statistics is being offered during the spring semester. The class, EPSY 5271, is offered through the educational psychology department and will be taught by Michelle Everson. For more details contact Everson at gaddy001@umn.edu.
Public health, medical, and nursing students are invited to enrolled in a journalism class focused on health and medical journalism. The class, Jour 5155 Advanced Reporting, is being offered spring quarter 2008 and will be taught by veteran health journalist, Gary Schwitzer. In the course students will learn how health care news fits in the culture of today's journalism; analyze examples of excellence in health journalism in different media and formats; explore important story topics and collect valuable health care sources and work on multi-platform projects to cover health topics creatively, accurately and with balance. For questions contact Gary Schwitzer at 6-4637 or at schwitz@umn.edu.
SPH 2008 graduates urged to register for the new credential in public health offered by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. The exam is being offered for the first time Aug. 11 to 30, 2008. The examination is open for anyone who has or will graduate from a CEPH accredited program or school by July 15, 2008 -- this includes SPH graduates from the U of M with an MPH, MS, or doctoral degree. The cost of the exam is $300 if the person registers by Friday, Nov. 9. More information is available on the NBPHE web site, which includes directions about how to register: http://www.nbphe.org/.
Save the date of Feb. 7 for the SPH Student Senate's annual evening of Pamoja (swahili for "togetherness"). There will be food, drinks and good company in abundence. This event will be held at the Weisman Art Museum. More updates will follow as the date gets closer.
If you are interested in doing work overseas, consider applying for the Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowship. The Judd Fellowship offers an opportunity to cover travel expenses. The deadline is Feb. 11.
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The doors to SPHere Student Lounge (Mayo A150) were left open last Thursday. For your security and others, please be sure to close these doors.
School News
The annual conference of the American Public Health Association (APHA) was a success for the SPH due to the many knowledgeable and enthusiastic students who participated. Prospective students appreciated hearing from current SPH students. Thanks to all who attended and talked with prospective students, as well as alumni and friends of the SPH. Student pride showed in the many pictures that were taken and friendships that were formed or renewed at the SPH booth. The SPH is fortunate to not only be one of the top-ranking schools of public health but also to have a genuine community within our school. The conference took place in Washington, D.C. this year. The 2008 APHA conference will take place in San Diego.
SPH Match Game at the All-School Winter Reception. On Thursday, Dec. 13, the SPH will host the All-School Winter Reception at the Weisman Art Museum. During the festivities, the Match Game will be played (based on the popular 1970s game show). The panel will be made up of faculty, staff and students with the audience helping the contestants. Everyone's help is needed to have a fun and exciting SPH Match Game so please submit fill-in-the-blank questions that are either public health or SPH-related to www.sph.umn.edu/matchgame by Thursday, Dec. 6. Most questions will be used for the game. One lucky question-maker will receive a SPH gift package. For more information, go to www.sph.umn.edu/matchgame or contact Nichole Marthaler at 6-9303 or mart1047@umn.edu.
SPH Events
"Appetite and Adiposity: Re-building a Psychological Theory of Obesity," will be the topic of discussion at a seminar on Monday, Nov. 12. Jane Wardle from University College London will be the keynote speaker for the event held from 4 to 5 p.m. in 3-125 Mayo. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
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Andrew Steptoe from University College London will be the keynote speaker at a seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Steptoe will discuss "Positive Well-Being, Biology, and Health" from 10 to 11 a.m. in 3-125 Mayo. A reception will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m.
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A malaria workshop will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in Mayo Memorial Building, Room 3-125. Sponsored by Nothing But Nets, a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Hosted by the United Nations Foundation. The program will engage students in an interactive workshop to learn more about the epidemiology and prevention of malaria and develop the communications and advocacy skills to save lives in Africa. Speakers include Dr. Chandy John, director of the University of Minnesota Global Pediatrics Program, and third-year fellow Nadia Sam-Agudu. Food and beverages will be served. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. Please contact malariaworkshop@nothingbutnets.net to register for this workshop. More at www.NothingButNets.net/TwinCities.
"A Logistic Regression model for Quantitative Trait Locus linkage Analysis" will be the topic of discussion during a Plan B presentation by Milan Seth, a master's candidate in biostatistics. Seth's presentation will be at noon on Monday, Nov. 19 in A434 Mayo. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation.
"Causes and Consequences on Change in Local Public Health Spending," will be the topic of the Division of Health Policy and Management Seminar Series on Thursday, Nov. 29. The seminar will be held from 2:30 to 3:50 p.m. in D-230 Mayo. Glen Mays, associate professor and chair pro tem, of the Department of Health Policy and Management for the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is the speaker. For more information call 4-6151. The event is free and open to the public.
"Be Sweet to Yourself" and register online for the SPH All-School Winter Reception. The SPH All-School Winter Reception will add some color to your gray winter, fun to your finals week, and relaxation to your stressed body. The reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 2:15-4:30 p.m., at the Weisman Art Museum. It's an afternoon that will fill you with delicious delights and memorable music, and once it's over you'll leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Register for this event at www.sph.umn.edu/reception/ by Thursday, Dec. 6. Questions? Contact Nichole Marthaler at mart1047@umn.edu or 6-9303.
Other Events
The Institute on the Environment's November Environmental Roundtable will be held on Monday, Nov. 12. The roundtable, "Biofuels and the Environmental Quality," is from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be in seminar room 105 of the Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics on the St. Paul campus. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided and guests are welcome to bring their own lunch. The event is free and open to the public. For more details on the event and featured speakers visit www.environment.umn.edu.
"Researching Gay Men's Health at the University of Minnesota--an Update from the HIPS Program" will be the topic of discussion at the Pride@Work Lunch and Learn Series. SPH faculty member B.R. Simon Rosser is the speaker at the event, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in room 303A/B at Coffman. Boxed lunches will be provided. Register at glbta@umn.edu or 5-0537.
"Overtreated: Why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer" is the topic of the 2007 James L. Reinertsen Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 15. Shannon Brownlee, a Schwartz senior fellow from the New America Foundation, is the keynote speaker at the event, which will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Schulze Hall at the Minneapolis campus of the University of St. Thomas, 1000 LaSalle Ave. A reception will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and a post-lecture dessert reception will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. The lecture is free.
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A workshop on writing fundable grant proposals will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15. The presentation is designed for all disciplines and will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in 101 Fraser Hall. This presentation is aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral associates/fellows planning to apply for research grants or fellowship funding. Strategies for developing successful grant proposals will be highlighted, along with an overview of resources for prospecting grant sources within federal, state, private and University funding pools. For more information contact: Noro Andriamanalina at andri002@umn.edu.
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