UM SPH E-Newsletter, 2006

The SPH Headlines e-newsletter is produced by the University of Michigan School of Public Health Office of Communications and is distributed during the year. If would like to subscribe, send an e-mail message to: sph-news-request@umich.edu and insert SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. The rest of the message should be blank.

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OCTOBER NEWS:
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* SPH CROSSROADS BUILDING & Tower officially opens Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m. All friends of SPH are invited to attend the opening ceremony. A reception and tours of the stunning seven-story facility will follow. More info can be found at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/

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* PROFESSOR NOREEN CLARK has been named a Distinguished University Professor, the highest honor UM bestows on faculty members. Named the Myron Wegman Distinguished University Professor of Public Health, Clark will present the Distinguished University Lecture Oct. 26 on the topic 'Putting People at the Center of Solutions: Controlling Chronic Disease.' It happens at 3 p.m., just before the Crossroads & Tower opening ceremony. Details: http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0607/Oct16_06/05.shtml

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* RESEARCH NEWS from SPH brings you up-to-date on relationships (or lack thereof) between:
--cancer & marijuana
--racial discrimination & health
--Type A personality & heart disease
--DNA & macular degeneration
--ethnicity & stroke
--human dioxin levels & regions in Michigan
--estrogen & menopausal bone loss
. . . and much more. In addition to releases on these topics, find links to faculty in the news media (including Philbert on nanotechnology, Gerrard on Rift Valley Fever), all at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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ACCOLADES at SPH in recent months recognized the election of Professors Boehnke and McLaughlin in the Institute of Medicine, Amy Schulz for the UM Research Faculty Achievement Award, HMP students with the Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition prize (again!), and more. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

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NEW CAREER CONNECTION ONLINE TOOL offers unprecedented ease in matching job-hunting students and alumni with the companies and agencies that are seeking qualified personnel. It functions much like a career office online. Post a job or find one by registering at http://www.umsphjobs.org .

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'KEEP IN TOUCH RECEPTION' AT APHA in Boston lets you catch up with fellow UM SPH alumni, faculty, and friends, even if you're not attending the APHA meeting. Join us on Monday, November 6, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Details: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/
--A schedule of SPH faculty, student, and staff presentations at APHA.

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UM SPH ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD OF GOVERNORS works for the school in many ways. And did you know that alumni and faculty of the University of Michigan School of Public Health are all members of the School of Public Health Alumni Society? Learn more about the society and the board, and submit nominations for alumni awards, at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/associations.html

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* UPCOMING CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND LECTURES are a click away: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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JUNE NEWS:
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*FINDINGS MAGAZINE is online, examining the psychological toll of terror, SPH students’ fieldwork on the Gulf Coast, war’s lessons, and more. Now you can e-mail your favorite articles from the magazine to colleagues from http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/findings/spring06/
-- --Alumni who didn’t receive Findings in the mail may need to update address info via the yellow Alumni Record Update link on http://www.sph.umich.edu/alumni/

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*ASTHMA COALITIONS and programs were in the spotlight in May, as SPH-based centers released two major publications on outcomes and process. Click through for details from:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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*SPH’S NEW BUILDING, the Crossroads, is on a countdown to the October 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Details, including views and webcam: http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/renovation/

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*A NEW UM DIABETES MEDICATION PROGRAM is an example of research-to-policy, with SPH people playing key roles. Some co-pays are eliminated. Find out why at: http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2006/Apr06/r042406

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*PREPARING FOR THE PRACTICE PLUNGE is keeping the SPH Office of Public Health Practice busy this summer. Take a sneak peek at what’s in store for incoming students who register: http://www.sph.umich.edu/practice/practiceplunge.html

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*NATIONAL HONORS FOR STUDENTS & FACULTY have been pouring in these past few weeks. Learn more: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/accolades.html

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*CLASS OF 2006 convocation photos, speakers, faculty awards for teaching and research, and comments by Dean Warner are gathered at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/139press.html

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*FOCUS ON E-LEARNING is in the latest Public Health Library & Informatics e-news. If you’ve wondered about podcasting at SPH, RSS feeds in public health, classroom response system “clickers,” or any other new technologies discussed at the spring 2006 SPH faculty retreat, here’s the info: http://www.sph.umich.edu/phli/newsletters/spring_summer06/index.htm

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*UPCOMING CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND LECTURES, including a fall all-school symposium on catastrophes and preparedness, are a click away: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html

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FEBRUARY NEWS:
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* UPCOMING UM CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND LECTURES could give you new perspective on your field—and new contacts too. For details on attending or participating in the programs listed below, click through to info from the UM SPH website calendar of events at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/index.html
--March 6: Thomas Francis, Jr. Lecture: ‘From the Polio Vaccine Studies of Thomas Francis, Jr. to Studies of the Impact of Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine: The Need for Mega-Populations’
--March 10-11: 20th Annual Minority Health Conference
--March 15: Blackerby Lecture: 'The Complexity of Dental Caries and the Importance from a Range of Public Health Perspectives - A European View of the Evidence'
--March 21-22: 4th Annual Depression on College Campuses Conference
--March 22: UM-hosted national town hall meeting and live webcast: 'What Is Your Health Worth? A National Conversation on Health Care'
--March 24: 11th Annual Toxicology Symposium: 'Biomolecular and Computational Techniques in Toxicology'
--March 31: Michigan Public Health Association Michigan Epidemiology Conference
--April 5: Ethics in Public Life Forum on Global Health
--April 12: CLEH Arthur J. Southwick Lecture: Senator George Mitchell on 'Does the Animosity Between the Legal & Medical Professions Undermine Patient Care?'
--May 22-24: National Conference on Asthma and Lead Poisoning

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* SPH ALUMNI BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTING will end March 7, 2006. If you’re an alum, you should be receiving a postcard with voting instructions. If you don’t receive this card by March 1 and you want to vote, send an e-mail to sph.alumni@umich.edu.

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* SPH ALUM LARRY BRILLIANT APPOINTED TO HEAD GOOGLE.ORG charitable efforts. Details and other faculty, alumni, and research news: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/news_releases.html

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* 40 STUDENTS ARE SET TO GO ON A HURRICANE RECOVERY TRIP to the ravaged Gulf Coast during spring break. The students are part of the Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST), a project sponsored by the SPH Office of Public Health Practice. You can read about their experiences at http://phastbreak.blogspot.com/
--Browse other Office of Practice programs and funding opportunities (such as scholarships for public health workers to attend the Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology as "Practice Scholars") at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/practice/

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* GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL, with the 41st Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology that begins July 9. A distance learning course is offered for the first time, on Fundamentals of Epidemiology. New among the dozens of courses in this year’s session are those examining CVD Epidemiology, Methods in Community-based Participatory Research, Applied Linear Regression, Survival Analysis Applied to Epidemiologic and Medical Data, Public Health Surveillance, and Bias and Its Control in Epidemiologic Research. Details and application info: http://www.sph.umich.edu/epid/GSS/

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* KEEPING UP WITH AVIAN FLU NEWS is a little easier with tools like the UM SPH topic page on influenza, complete with a Google filter for breaking news: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/flu.html

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* SEND FINDINGS MAGAZINE ARTICLES to colleagues and friends by e-mail. The magazine is now online at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/findings/

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* SPH CAREER SERVICES puts you in touch with information on job-search skills, fellowships, networking, student mentoring, and more. Explore http://www.sph.umich.edu/career_networking/

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* M HEALTHY—ARE U? Which is just a crazy way of saying UM is now Active U, and the campaign for workplace health and ergonomics has hit full stride. Even if you’re not a staff member logging personal activity toward your goal, you’ll find much helpful and healthful information at http://www.umich.edu/%7Ehraa/mhealthy/

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WHAT’S FRESH? Photos on the SPH home page, which change each time you visit or reload the page. Click on the photo bar itself to learn more at http://www.sph.umich.edu/index.html

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

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The new SPH Crossroads & Tower officially opens during a 4:30 pm ceremony on Oct. 26.

Noreen Clark, the Myron Wegman Distinguished University Professor of Public Health presents the Distinguished University Lecture Oct. 26 on the topic, 'Putting People at the Center of Solutions: Controlling Chronic Disease.' It happens at 3 p.m.

Research news on menopausal bone loss and much more.

Post a job or find one by registering at http://www.umsphjobs.org .

Details about the Keep in Touch Reception at APHA in Boston.

Spring/Summer 2006
Findings magazine

View from the Crossroads;
grand opening Oct. 26

Emmy for polio documentary and
other accolades and honors.

HMP's Rich Lichtenstein receives the
2006 Excellence in Teaching award from
Khalifa Al-Khalifa; more from 2006 convocation.

The Center for Law, Ethics and Health sponsors the April 12 inaugural Arthur J. Southwick Lecture, featuring Senator George Mitchell speaking on 'Does the Animosity Between the Legal & Medical Professions Undermine Patient Care?'
Upcoming UM-sponsored conferences include the May 22-24 National Conference on Asthma and Lead Poisoning

A group of 40 students will participate in a hurricane recovery trip to the ravaged Gulf Coast during spring break, in a project sponsored by the SPH Office of Public Health Practice. Watch their progress via the PHAST BREAK blog.

Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiolgy
begins July 9.

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

More information (and links) about the photos
featured on the SPH home page.