UM SPH Headlines E-Newsletter, 2004

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NOVEMBER ISSUE:
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* Michigan at APHA:
Headed to the American Public Health Association annual meeting in D.C. next week? Stop by and say hi--Michigan SPH will be at Booth 428. Before you leave home, browse SPH scheduled presentations and find out about the Keep-in-Touch reception for alumni and friends:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/680.html

* A flu guru's study:
Michigan SPH influenza expert Arnold Monto is beginning a three-year direct comparison of the effectiveness of flu shots versus FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine, which was developed at Michigan SPH. Read details at:
http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2004/Oct04/r101304

--Want to join the flu study?
If you live in southeast Michigan and are 18 to 46 years of age, get in touch soon. Find out more about candidate criteria, compensation, and your 83 percent chance of receiving a vaccine (and 17 percent chance of
receiving a placebo) at http://www.umich.edu/~fluvacs/

* Quotable quotes:
Michigan SPH experts are often quoted in the media on a variety of issues, such as avian flu, the human genome, asthma, healthcare, the fight against obesity, etc. Some highlights "In the News":
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

* Did you know...
--That the Center on Social Inequalities, Mind, and Body has received a new $5 million NIH grant?
--John Henshaw MPH '74 recently received the UM Alumni Society's highest award?
--Three UM Tobacco Research Network 2004 grants went to SPH faculty?
--David Green MPH '82 just won a MacArthur?
--The accolades page lists honors like these for SPH faculty, students, and alumni: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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* Michigan SPH Keep In Touch Reception at the APHA annual meeting Nov. 8:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/680.html
* Leading Medical Legal Reform Symposium Nov. 23:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/728.html
* Reframing Infectious Disease Symposium Dec. 2-4:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/725.html
* Pandemic Influenza Symposium: Could History Repeat Itself? Jan. 24
--with a roster of world-renowned speakers:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/micphp/course.cfm?courseID=14

--More events are listed on the SPH calendar at
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html
--Submit your event via the form at:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/submission_form.html

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SPH Headlines monthly e-newsletter is produced by the University of Michigan School of Public Health Office of Communications.

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SEPTEMBER ISSUE:
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* A $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support the construction of new laboratory and clinical facilities at SPH. Details and other news releases: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

* A video webcast is now available on the SPH site for the moving tribute to Michigan SPH Dean Emeritus Myron Wegman, which was held at the Michigan League on May 21: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/webcasts.html

* UM Public Health Library and Informatics Director Nancy J. Allee has co-edited a new print/CD-ROM resource to help people find quality health information online: The Medical Library Association Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web . More information, links, and sample chapters are available at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/mlaguide/indextest.html

* An updated Michigan SPH home page went live in mid-August at http://www.sph.umich.edu/index.html

Send comments on the newly designed page to sph.web@umich.edu . Suggestions are also welcome for featured sites, which will be rotated approximately monthly.

* The Michigan Public Health Training Center offers fall online mentored courses: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/117press.html

* Nominations for the Michigan SPH Alumni Board of Governors are being accepted by fax, mail, and e-mail through September. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/associations.html

* Notable achievements by UM SPH faculty, students, and alumni are listed on the accolades page: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

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* Guest lecture on medical geology Sept. 10: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/700.html

* All-school symposium on "Global Health: The Challenge of Inequality" Oct. 4: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/696.html

* CRECH Sixth Annual Public Health and Human Rights Lecture Oct. 6:

http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/702.html

--More events are listed on the SPH calendar at http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

--Submit your event via the form at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/submission_form.html

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MARCH/APRIL ISSUE:
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* The school has received a $5 million gift to support the building, a Healthcare Leadership Center , and other projects. Details and more development news: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/giving.html

* Four newly elected members have joined the SPH Alumni Board of Governors: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/associations.html

* The new coffee shop on the first floor of SPH II is now known as the Crossroads Café. More about the naming contest winners and some amusing entries: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/103press.html

* As the demolition phase of the UM SPH building/renovation project ends, relocation of site utilities begins. Details and webcam: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/index.html

* Now's the time to register for spring/summer and online courses in many areas of public health. Consider:

--Population Fellows Program's Summer Certificate Course in Global Population and Reproductive Health in Ann Arbor June 7-18_ http://www.sph.umich.edu/pfps/scc/overview-scc.htm

--Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology in Ann Arbor July 11-13: http://www.sph.umich.edu/epid/GSS/

--On-site and mentored online courses from the Michigan Public Health Training Center: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/mphtcpress04.html

--On-site courses and distance learning from the Michigan Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness: http://www.sph.umich.edu/bioterrorism/education/index.html

* Some recent staff, alumni, and faculty achievements are featured on the Accolades page, including an Addy Award for the 'Future of Public Health' brochure: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

* Tired of pop-up ads? Find better browsing tips on the website of UM Public Health Informatics Services and Access: http://www.sph.umich.edu/phli/web/browsers.html

--Need help finding public health statistics? Try: http://www.sph.umich.edu/phli/library/stats.html

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

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* Gudakunst Memorial Lecture on STI randomized controlled trials April 19: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/608.html

* Save the Date: 2nd Annual Health Sciences Symposium: 'Interdisciplinary Depression Research: The Michigan Roadmap' May 28: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/656.html

* For more events, visit: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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SPH Headlines e-newsletter is produced by the University of Michigan School of Public Health Office of Communications.

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE:
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* The SPH renovation project continues at an exciting pace. A new webcam offers a panoramic view, in real time, of what is happening at the construction site: http://www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/plantext/projects/SPH/webcam.html

--Information about the project and updates: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/index.html

* Presentations and slides are now available on the web from the recent International SARS Symposium: A Case Study for Public Health Preparedness   sponsored by the UM SPH Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness: http://www.sph.umich.edu/bioterrorism/education/sarsjan20.html

* SPH professor Catherine McLaughlin, director of the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured, believes that a lack of consensus among researchers helped doom the push for national health coverage a decade ago. More on her new book 'Health Policy and the Uninsured': http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/101press.html

--Meanwhile, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman co-chaired the Institute of Medicine 's Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, which last month released its final report outlining the rationale and principles for universal health care: http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=17632

* Register now for Michigan Public Health Training Center spring classes: Budgeting and Accounting (online and in Grand Rapids ); Conducting Useful Program Evaluations (in Grand Rapids ); Survey Design and Implementation (in Flint ); Addressing Environmental Contaminants and their Effects on Human Health; and Communication, Culture, and Group Process.   Limited financial support is available. Details:   http://www3.sph.umich.edu/mphtc/courses/

* The SPH Resume Directory is an Internet resume posting site for UM SPH students and alumni, and it may be used by employers seeking highly qualified and skilled candidates to work in a variety of public health settings. Check it out at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/career_networking/index.html

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

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* February 23 is the deadline for abstracts for t he Epidemiology Section of the Michigan Public Health Association upcoming Michigan Epidemiology Conference on April 16 at the Towsley Center at UM. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/592.html

* March 5 is the Toxicology Symposium on 'Fetal Origins of Adult Disease' at Rackham: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/557.html

* Register by March 12 for Isadore Bernstein Symposium on 'Environmental Health Implications of Climate Change,' at UM SPH March 26. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/ehs/bernstein.html

* For information on additional events, visit: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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SPH Headlines monthly e-newsletter is produced by the University of Michigan School of Public Health Office of Communications.

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