UM SPH E-Newsletter, 2005

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DECEMBER NEWS:
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* NUTRITION EDUCATION SHOWCASE takes place this afternoon (Thursday) from 3:15 to 4:15 in SPH I Room 3001. Sample the educational materials and healthy snacks produced by students in EHS 645. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/800.html

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* APHA KEEP-IN-TOUCH RECEPTION for alumni and friends of UM SPH is Monday, Dec. 12 in Philadelphia : http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/812.html
Double-check who's presenting when at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/apha2005.html

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* FINDINGS MAGAZINE IS NOW ONLINE, so you can e-mail favorite articles to colleagues and friends. Go browsing and learn about depression, our new dean, research updates, and much more at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/findings/fall05/

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* REGISTER NOW FOR "Human Health and Animal Disease: An Epidemiologic Collision?" The full-day symposium takes place January 24 Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, with renowned speakers like Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, medical writer Laurie Garrett, and more. Find details at the Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness site: http://www.sph.umich.edu/micphp/

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* SPH CAREER SERVICES now has a resource page on fellowships. It's designed for students who want to learn more about the nature of fellowships and click through to specific opportunities. Find it at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/career_networking/students/fellowships.html

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* DID YOU MISS PBS's 'Rx for Survival'? You can still watch web interviews with several UM SPH faculty members on global health issues raised in the documentary. This Michigan Perspective programming was produced by Michigan Television and is easily accessed at: http://www.wfum.org/rx/index.html

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* A YEAR OF ACCOLADES are available come December, including the latest awards to Drs. Foxman and Israel to be presented at the APHA annual meeting. View the web page devoted to recognition for achievements in the SPH community at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

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* MPH STUDENT POSTERS provide insight into fieldwork projects in EPID, EHS, and HBHE. See highlights from the fall poster session at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/137press.html

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* KEEPING UP WITH FLU developments is a little easier with an SPH topic page filtering what's new: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/flu.html

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*CHECK THE SPH CALENDAR for other upcoming events: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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NOVEMBER NEWS:
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* PBS's 'Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge' will air Nov. 1-3 on most public television stations (check local listings). Interviews with SPH faculty will air during station breaks in double episodes of the six-part documentary starting at 8:57 pm tonight on Michigan Television. In these segments, host Todd Mundt explores local, national, and international public health issues with SPH experts. Find out more about the show or watch web videos of the SPH faculty interviews at: http://www.michigantelevision.org/rx/index.html

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* 'HURRICANE KATRINA and Its Public Health Aftermath' panel discussion in Sept. featured photos by Gregory Button, environmental issues by Martin Philbert, mental health findings by Sandro Galea, and more. Watch the video at your desktop: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/webcasts.html

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* NEWS ON FLU: Find info on vaccines, studies, and more via the SPH website.
--Nov. 2 flu shot clinic at SPH: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/820.html
--Join FLU-VACS comparative study of flu vaccines: http://www.umich.edu/%7Efluvacs/
--UM SPH's history is all about flu, and experts are here: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/flu.html

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* RESEARCH AT UM SPH influences policy and health worldwide. Recent examples include Allison Aiello's statements to the FDA advisory board on antibacterial soap and Lewis Morgenstern's findings about stroke tests lagging. Browse the news releases: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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* 'MEASURING HEALTH DISPARITIES' new interactive CD-ROM is available free from the Michigan Public Health Training Center: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/135press.html

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* SPH OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT shares news and photos from the Griffith Leadership Center dedication, a bequest to fund student internships, Dean's Advisory Board, and SPH Center for Risk Science and Communication inaugural symposium: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/giving.html

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* MARIANNE UDOW, '78 MHSA, now directs the MI Department of Human Services. She'll share her perspective on child welfare in the state Nov. 1 at the School of Social Work : http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2005/Oct05/r102405a

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* APHA KEEP-IN-TOUCH RECEPTION for alumni and friends of UM SPH is Dec. 12 in Philadelphia : http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/812.html

--Phytochemicals and Cancer Prevention conference with Suzanne Dixon Nov. 4: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/phytochemicals

--National Biotechnology Conference at UM Nov. 5: http://www.beconcampus.com/conf/index.html

--Symposium: 'Women's Health: The Press & Public Policy' Nov. 7: http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/womenshealthevent.htm

-- Symposium: 'Insuring Value: Innovative Health Benefit Design to Preserve Quality and Contain Cost' Dec. 15: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/pdf/vbidfinal.pdf

--See the calendar for other upcoming events: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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AUGUST NEWS:
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* OUR NEW DEAN and administration are settling in. Read Dean Ken Warner's welcoming message and view video: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/deans_msg.html
--New administrators include Senior Associate Dean for Administration Dean Smith and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Edith Parker: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/130press.html
--Paula Lantz is now chair of HMP: http://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/faculty/profile.cfm?uniqname=plantz

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* THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP) brought together alumni and friends for a 20th anniversary celebration in July, igniting a spirit of giving: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/giving.html

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* 'TSUNAMI TSUMMER' BLOG readers have been captivated by HMP student Josh Karnes' reports and photos from his internship doing relief work in Indonesia. "These people have won a foothold on my heart and aren't letting go," he said. http://tsunami-tsummer.blogspot.com/

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* RECENT RESEARCH indicates some drugs should be free, women's health has suffered under welfare reform, exposure to gun violence boosts odds of teens acting violently, and more. Browse the SPH news releases: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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* FINDINGS MAGAZINE's recent issue explored the work of Life Sciences and Society co-directors Toby Citrin and Sharon Kardia in the brave new worlds of ethics and genetics. "We absolutely think we are above eugenics," Kardia says, "and we absolutely are not." http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/findings/

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* HBHE AREAS OF FOCUS are presented for interactive exploration from the departmental home page. Prospective students can take a survey to find out where their interests lie: http://www.sph.umich.edu/hbhe/

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* SPH CONSTRUCTION progresses, with glass and the other elements of the exterior giving the building shape: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/index.html

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* 'CALCULATION TO COMMUNICATION' is the inaugural symposium for the Center for Risk Science and Communication at UM SPH Sept. 15-16. Hear top representatives from government, media, academia, and industry address pressing contemporary questions of human health and explore how risk assessment is accomplished. Fees are waived for UM affiliates: http://www.sph.umich.edu/riskcenter/index.htm

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PROSPECTIVE STUDENT INFORMATION DAY is scheduled for Oct. 22. Tell someone with promise for a career in public health: http://www.sph.umich.edu/students/information_day.html

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APHA KEEP-IN-TOUCH RECEPTION for alumni and friends is Nov. 7 in New Orleans: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/812.html

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KEEP AN EYE ON THE CALENDAR for more upcoming events: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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MAY 2005 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW UM SPH DEAN
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Economist Kenneth Warner, an international authority on tobacco policy, has been named dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. His selection was announced on May 2 by UM President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Paul Courant and will be effective July 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents.

Warner, 58, is the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and founding director of the UM Tobacco Research Network. Read the complete news release at
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/127press.html

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MARCH NEWS:
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* 50th Anniversary of the Polio Vaccine Announcement will be celebrated April 12 at the same Rackham Auditorium where SPH's Thomas Francis Jr. declared Jonas Salk's vaccine "safe, effective, and potent."
--Your invitation is at: http://www.mc.umich.edu/view/5161-salk/invite/
--Speaking at the event will be the first recipient of UM's Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health: William Foege, senior advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Details: http://www.polio.umich.edu/medal/recipient.html
--The main event website with 'Polio Pioneer' memories: http://www.polio.umich.edu.html

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* Whether you're an employer looking for a great intern or an SPH student or alum looking for a job, SPH Career Services has tools to help you make important connections: http://www.sph.umich.edu/career_networking/index.html

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* Alumni Board of Governors ballots are counted and the new members are on board: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/associations.html
--You didn't receive a ballot to vote for your SPH alumni board? If your contact information is out-of-date, click on the yellow Alumni Record Update box at http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/index.html

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* POSITIVE EXPOSURE: The Spirit of Difference Exhibit,' March 28-April 25, is a photography and narrative display at UM focused on the impact of genetic conditions on individuals, families, and communities. Panel discussion on genetics and society March 30. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/807.html

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* Catherine McLaughlin, UM SPH professor of Health Management and Policy and director of the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured, has been named vice chair of the new Citizens' Health Care Working Group, created by the U.S. Congress. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/123press.html

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* Jenifer Martin Lowry is SPH's new Director of Government Relations: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/124press.html

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* This year's Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology runs July 10-29 and has a new director: Hal Morgenstern, chair of SPH's Department of Epidemiology. New courses explore cancer prevention; deductive and probability logic for epidemiologists; reproductive and perinatal epidemiology; ethics and law in epidemiology; and more. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/epid/GSS/

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*Michigan Public Health Training Center's spring courses: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/125press.html

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JANUARY NEWS:
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* Michigan 's new state ban of two dangerous flame retardants is called the "Mary Beth Doyle PBDE Act" in honor of the MPH '95 alumna and environmental activist who died in 2004. Link to details from: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

-A tribute to Mary Beth is on the Ecology Center site: http://www.ecocenter.org/mb/mb_memorial.shtml

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* January 21 is the last day to register for the symposium 'Pandemic Influenza: Could History Repeat Itself?' on Jan. 24. Register now for the event or webcast, co-sponsored by the SPH-based Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness and the Michigan Department of Community Health: http://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/micphp/course.cfm?courseID=14

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* 'Setting the Agenda for Investigating the Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Systems Perspective' symposium on Feb. 11 sponsored by the Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID) is accepting registration at: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/macepid/antimicrobial_resistance_symposium

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* The steel structure is now in place for the Crossroads of Public Health building. Check it out from the webcam at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/index.html

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* The Michigan School of Public Health Alumni Society Board of Governors chose blood pressure educator Ed Roccella, MPH '69, as the 2004 recipient of the Romani Award. Named for Professor Emeritus John Romani, the award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated outstanding career accomplishments. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/119press.html

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* The recent issue of SPH Findings magazine examines the tenure and legacy of Dean Noreen Clark. Find it (and previous issues) at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/findings/

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* It's easier to browse 2004 UM SPH highlights now, before last year's web pages are archived.

-Accolades for faculty, students, alumni, and staff: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

-News releases and links to news media features on health insurance for kids, winter driving, traveling germs, menstruation and women's health, and much more: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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* To help you stay forward-focused for 2005:

-SPH Career Services has tools and resources to connect students, alumni, and employers to a world of public health opportunities: http://www.sph.umich.edu/career_networking/index.html

-Browse major news & events at: 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.

Back to Publications

UM SPH reception and presentations at the American Public Health Association annual meeting in Philadelphia, Dec. 10-14.

Now you can read the Fall 2005 issue of Findings magazine online, and e-mail favorite articles to colleagues and friends.

Watch videotapes of UM SPH faculty introducing the documentary series on Michigan Television.

EPID, EHS, and HBHE summer internships highlighted at October poster session.

Listen to the panel discussion on Hurricane Katrina and its public health aftermath.

Order the MPHTC CD-ROM.

Gail Warden and John Griffith at the dedication dinner for the Griffith Leadership Center.

MI Surgeon General & SPH alum Kimberlydawn Wisdom speaks at 'Women's Health: The Press and Public Policy' Nov. 7.

Dean Warner

Tsunami Tsummer blog

Brave New Worlds of ethics
& genetics in Findings

HBHE interests survey

SPH construction progresses

More on the polio event

Members of the 2005 UM SPH Alumni Association Board of Governors at their spring meeting.

POSITIVE EXPOSURE exhibit and panel discussion on living with genetic conditions.

Photo copyright 2004 by Rick Guidotti. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Reproduction strictly prohibited. www.positiveexposure.org