March 19, 2008
Topics at a glance...Funding Opportunity...Fresh Fruit Fridays!... Nutrition Month Film Festival...Nutrition Month Speaker...Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Trials...Health Fair...DrPH Dissertation Defense..Pfizer Grand Round Series...Leaders Need Oxygen...Alzheimer Studies...Practicum Information Sessions...Steele Lecture - Helminths in the Homeland...Radiation Protection for Lunar Operations...Public Health Field Day...Identification of Cardiovascular Biomarkers...Student Team Competition...World Health Day Activities...Dell Lectureship in Child Health...SPH Events Calendar
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at The University of Texas School of Public Health supports short term research pilot projects to enhance occupational and environmental health research in Region 6, which includes the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico. Funding is provided through a Pilot Projects Research Training Grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and awards are made competitively. Detailed information on the grant application procedures, deadline for applications, and application forms are available at the NIOSH Pilot Project website below. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Maria Morandi by phone at 713-500-9288, or by e-mail at Maria.T.Morandi@uth.tmc.edu or Marice Barahona at 713-500-9440 or Marice.Barahona@uth.tmc.edu.
National Nutrition Month - FRESH FRUIT FRIDAYS!
Fridays, March 7, 21, & 28, 9:30 am, RAS 9th Floor Lobby
To celebrate National Nutrition Month®, free fruit will be available on Fridays in March. The fruit will be available from 9:30 am until it’s gone. During this time, you can also participate in the Guess that Produce Contest. Near the Fresh Fruit Friday event, an odd looking fruit or vegetable will be displayed. You can enter a drawing by guessing the correct name of that odd looking produce. One winner will be selected to win a prize each Friday. So hurry up to the 9th floor (by way of the stairs of course!) for a healthy morning snack.
At the Brownsville SPH (RAHC building), fruit will be available on the same days starting at 11:00 AM in the 1st floor lobby.
National Nutrition Month® Film Festival
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, RAS Auditorium
FREE showing of King Corn, a documentary about American food and farm policy and its connection to obesity and diabetes. Other campuses - Please contact your ITV technician if you wish to receive this presentation.
National Nutrition Month® Speaker
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS Auditorium
R. Sue Day, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor at the UT School of Public Health will present, "Qué Sabrosa Vida - A Community Based Nutrition Program for Mexican Americans." A light lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees. Regional campuses should contact their ITV technician to receive the presentation.
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, March 24, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Deborah Goldwasser, NCI Cancer Prevention Fellow, Department of Statistics at
Rice University will present, “Stochastic Modeling of Lung Cancer: An Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Trials.” For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu
Health Fair
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, RAS W102A
Come and have your BMI calculated and blood pressure and cholesterol analyzed. Lots of information will be provided and registered dietitians will be available to answer your questions. Gourmet food samples and prizes will be given away.
DrPH Candidate Dissertation Defense
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 3:00 pm, RAS E527
Liliana Rodriguez, MPH, DrPH candidate in Management, Policy and Community Health will present, "Emerging Arboviruses in Harris County, Texas."
Pfizer Grand Rounds Series
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 12:00-1:00 pm, RAS Auditorium
The UT School of Public Health in collaboration with Pfizer Inc. is hosting a Grand Round Series with a focus on the linkages between public health practice and research. The first presentation in the series titled "Policy-Maker Pens On The Ribs Of Kids: Integrating practice and advocacy with research on child health and hunger" will be presented by Dr. Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor at Drexel University and Principal Investigator Philadelphia GROW project. If you are interested in receiving this presentation at regional campuses please contact your IT personnel. For additional information contact Yamini Gupta, Texas Public Health Training Center, at 713-500-9394 or yamini.gupta@uth.tmc.edu.
Leaders Need Oxygen
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 3:00-5:00 pm, SON Auditorium
Sarah Weddington, the first recipient of the CSW Distinguished Professional Woman Award, will present "Leaders Need Oxygen." The event is hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women and co-sponsored by the Academic & Administrative Leadership Development Program, Auxiliary Enterprises and UT Counseling and WorkLife Services. A reception follows in the SON foyer area.
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, March 31, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Stephen C. Waring, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology; Scientific Coordinator, Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium, will present, “Genome-wide association studies of Alzheimer's disease.” For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu.
Practicum Information Sessions
Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 12:00-1:00 pm, RAS W216
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 12:00-1:00 pm, RAS W216
Two practicum information sessions are coming soon! Dr. Linda Lloyd, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, will discuss practicum requirements and answer questions at these sessions. Sessions are 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in RAS W216 on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 and Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Both sessions are the same.
Sixteenth Annual James H. Steele Lecture
Thursday, April 3, 2008, 4:00 pm, RAS Auditorium
Peter M. Schantz, VMD, PhD, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonoses, Vectorborn and Enteric Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will present, "People, Pigs, Pets and Parasites: Helminths in the Homeland." Reception to follow.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, April 4th, 2008, 12:00-1:00 pm, SPH 102B
Mary Van Baalen, BS, MS, will present “Radiation Protection for Lunar Operations”. Since radiation exposures in space differ from terrestrial exposure, radiation dose limits have been developed for spaceflight. NASA currently has a well developed and documented radiation protection program for its astronauts. This presentation will outline the current radiation protection program and describe some of the forward work necessary to safely conduct missions outside Low Earth Orbit. Mary Van Baalen, is the Radiation Health Officer at NASA/Johnson Space Center. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
1st Annual Public Health Field Day
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
A day of fun, fitness and a picnic in the park for UTSPH students, faculty, staff and families. Activities include fun run/walk, relay race, team events, and activities for the kids. SEIS is seeking individual and group volunteers to host an event or activity. To sign up as a volunteer or to host an activity contact seis@uth.tmc.edu.
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, April 7, 2008, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Ba-Bie Teng, PhD, Associate Professor, Research Center for Human Genetics,
Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presents,“The Challenge of Metabolomics: Identification of the New Cardiovascular Biomarkers.” For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu.
2008 Student Team Competition in Elder Abuse and Neglect
Monday, April 7, 2008, 5:30-7:30 pm, SON Auditorium
The Houston Geriatric Education Center is sponsoring the 2008 Student Team Competition in Elder Abuse and Neglect. This year's Interdisciplinary Student Team Competition is comprised of two teams encompassing 31 students from schools of dentistry, health information sciences, law, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work representing The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas Woman's University and the University of Houston. For additional information contact Kyler Godwin, MPH, Research Associate at Kyler.M.Godwin@uth.tmc.edu or 713-500-9170 or check out the website at www.HoustonGEC.org.
World Health Day Activities
Wednesday – Thursday, April 9th and 10th, 2008
UTSPH Global Health Concentration World Health Day Activities: 4PM Wednesday-4PM Thursday, Poster Entries Exhibited for Public and Judges in 1st Floor Pressler lobby; Noon – 1PM, Thursday, GHC Brown Bag in UTSPH Auditorium; 5-6 PM Thursday, Poster Competition Award Ceremony with Communal Dinner; 6:00PM Thursday, Film screening of “Can the Rain Forest Be Saved?" UTSPH Auditorium. Details: Mary Carroll at 713-500-9165.
Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 1:30-3:00 pm, Thompson Conference Center, UT Austin
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will present “What Can We Do to Address the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity?” Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the lecture at the Thompson Conference Center in Austin, TX. A reception will immediately follow the lecture. This lecture is sponsored by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus. For additional information, please contact 512-482-6178.
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
