September 19, 2007
Topics at a glance... Hometown Hero Frank Velasquez...Congrats to Faisal Aboul-Enein...Ovarian Cancer Quilt on Display...UTMDACC Integrative Medicine Lecture...Workplace Safety Seminar Presented Live from USNS COMFORT...Human Genetics Seminar...Multicultural Potluck Dinner and Celebration...EHS Academy...Inaugural Science Teacher Symposia...EOHS Research Seminar...2007 Faculty Honors Convocation...2007 Fun Fest...Innovations in Health Science Education Conference...UTHSC-H Research Day...TSOPHE Conference...Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas...2007 SPH Career and Practicum Fair...AIHA Texas Health & Safety Conference...Global Health Faculty Retreat...SPH Events Calendar
Hometown Hero Frank Velasquez
Congratulations to UTSPH's very own Frank Velasquez on being the Astros September 2007 Hometown Hero. The Hometown Heroes Program sponsored by CenterPoint Energy recognizes everyday people from our community that have helped their neighborhoods in extraordinary ways. Frank will be a part of a short ceremony beginning at 6:30 pm at Minute Maid Park with a CenterPoint Energy representative then he'll head towards the mound for the ceremonial first pitch as the Houston Astros play the Milwaukee Brewers. The game and ceremony will be aired tonight on the Fox Sports News station. Way to go Frank!
UTSPH Doctoral Student to Receive Nurses Educational Funds (NEF) Scholarship Award
Faisal H. Aboul-Enein, DrPH candidate in Community Health Practice has been selected as a recipient of a Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) scholarship award. The scholarship recognizes Mr. Aboul-Enein's academic achievements and his potential as a future leader of the nursing profession. Mr. Aboul-Enein joins an elite group of 15 doctoral degree candidates from across the nation, all of whom were selected by NEF this year to receive awards of $4,000 or more.
Ovarian Cancer Quilt on Display at MD Anderson
The quilt designed, hand-stitched and hand-beaded by staff and family from the division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences is currently on display as part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. The quilt was started to honor Maria Grissom’s sister-in-law who died of ovarian cancer. It became a project for several people in the EOHS division, including Maria, her mother, Conchita Gomez-Moran (Dr. George Delclos’s wife) and Anne Dybala, to honor/remember those friends and family touched by cancer. The quilt has a large teal awareness ribbon appliquéd to the top with a number of other ribbons flowing and twisting in the background. These ribbons honor colleagues, friends and family touched by cancer.
The Ovarian Cancer Awareness Quilts will be on display in September for Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the following locations:
9/19: ACB West Lobby at the Sprint for Life Sidewalk Sale
9/21: Rotary House Crosswalk
The quilt will again be on display at the International Quilt Festival in October as part of the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Booth. After this, it will become part of the permanent collection of MD Anderson’s Ovarian Cancer group.
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Integrative Medicine Program Lecture Series
Thursday, September 20, 2007, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, MDACC Hickey Auditorium (R11.1400)
"Obesity, Weight Loss, and Physical Activity for Cancer Patients and Survivors." Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD, Director, Prevention Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, author of "Breast Fitness: An Optimal Exercise and Health Plan for Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer." Lunch provided.
Sponsored by The Integrative Medicine Program and The Office of Academic Affairs.
For more Information, Visit the Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources Web site at http://www.mdanderson.org/cimer.
Fall Workplace Safety Seminar Series Presented Live from the USNS COMFORT
Monday, September 24, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS W102B
Capt. Craig Shepherd, Chief Environmental Health Officer, US PHS will present live, via satellite from aboard the USNS COMFORT describing earthquake relief and other humanitarian activities in South America (Peru).
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, September 24, 2007, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Michael Braun, MD, Assistant Professor, Center for Immunology and Autoimmune Disease,
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for Prevention of Human Diseases and
Director of Pediatric Nephrology Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will present, “Deficiency in complement Factor H: Lessons from the mouse.”
For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu.
Global Health Concentration Multicultural Potluck Dinner and Celebration
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 4:00 - 8:00 pm, RAS W102A & B
In celebration of your culture, bring your music, native wares and wear your native attire.
EHS Academy: Environmental Health & Safety for Educational Institutions
Monday – Friday, September 24 – 28, 2007, 8am – 5pm, OCB Rio Grande Room (2.200)
College and university campuses are complex workplaces with a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards. Campus staff must manage a wide variety of regulations and guidelines administered by a myriad of different agencies. The Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health is pleased to present the EHS Academy, providing a solid foundation from which you can understand and manage your institution’s environmental health and safety issues or program. The director for the course is renowned environmental health and safety expert, Dr. Robert Emery, Executive Director for Health & Safety at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.asp?id=2061 to access the course brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: (713) 500-9451, toll free (866) 394-8700, or Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Inaugural Science Teacher Symposia
Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Rice University, Keck Hall 102
Dr. Mauro Ferrari will be presenting a lecture on nanotechnology for K-16 science teachers. Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field, which covers a vast & diverse array of devices. Dr. Ferrari will describe some of these devices including nanovectors, nanowires, & nanocantilevers which can provide essential break-throughs in the fight against cancer. (Lecture is open to community). Please contact Nancy Benedict at 713-500-9274 or Nancy.Benedict@uth.tmc.edu for more information.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, September 28, 2007, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS 102B
Thomas Wiese, Ph.D., will present “Nuclear Receptor Specificity of the Isomers and Enantiomers of Typical Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides” Dr. Wiese's research on endocrine disruptors has primarily focused on pesticides, industrial chemicals and compounds from plants that are components of dietary supplements (phytochemicals). A particular interest is the different receptor mediated effects of the individual enantiomers of chiral xenobiotics. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu.
Center for Nursing Research Seminar
Friday, September 28, 2007, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, SON 508
Janet Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lee & J.D. Jamail Distinguished Professor, Nursing Systems, UTHSC-H School of Nursing, will present: "Prevalence of Overweight, Central Adiposity, and Hypertension in School-Age Children."
Human Genetics Center Seminar
Monday, October 1, 2007, 3:30 pm, RAS E505
Taylor Maxwell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology,
“Factors shaping the structure of local genetic variation and their implications for association studies”
For more information contact Sara Barton at 713-500-9812, Sara.A.Barton@uth.tmc.edu
2007 Faculty Honors Convocation
Thursday, October 4, 2007, 4:00 pm, Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building, Robertson Auditorium
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend this unique event honoring HSC faculty for their achievements. A number of SPH faculty are being honored at this year's event, so please make plans to attend to support and honor your colleagues.
2007 Annual Fun Fest
Friday, October 5, 2007 2:00 - 6:00 pm, TMC Hornberger Conference Center
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Free to faculty, staff, fellows, residents and students. Hawaiian Luau is this year's theme. Delicious food, soft drinks, good music and a great get-together time await you. Also, there are chances to win great door prizes and bid at the silent auction.
Volunteers are needed in many areas. Contact: Rose.M.Betancourt-Trevino, 713-500-3209, to find out more. Email:Rose.M.Betancourt-Trevino@uth.tmc.edu
Innovations in Health Science Education Conference
Thursday-Friday, October 11th & 12th, 2007, Austin, TX
An annual "Innovations in Health Science Education" conference is sponsored by the six health science campuses within The University of Texas System. The meeting is held in Austin on the first or second Thursday and Friday of October. Each meeting includes nationally-recognized invited speakers together with local participants. Although organized and sponsored by the University of Texas System, all those interested in health science education are invited to attend.
Invited speakers for October 2007 included: Kenneth I. Shine, MD,
Executive Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs,
The University of Texas System; and Lee Taft, JD, MDiv,
Connecting With Integrity. For more information go to http://www.utsystem.edu/academy/hse/conferences/conferences.htm.
UTHSC-H Research Day 2007 - SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, October 19, 2007
New Pathways to Discovery - Leaders in Innovation. Student and Postdoc Poster Sessions. Abstract Registration opens August 1, 2007. For details and registration go to UTHSC-H Research Day.
Texas Society for Public Health Education's Fall Conference
October 19-20, 2007
Theme: Working Smarter - Not Harder - Professional Preparation and Development.
Please go to the link below for information about the conference: http://www.tsophe.org/events.htm. CHES credits and certificates of attendance for non-CHES attendees will be provided.
Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas
Monday, October 22, 2007, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, UT Austin
The next meeting of the Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas will take place in Austin, Texas on the morning of October 22, 2007. The meeting will be held at the Commons Conference Center, located on the J. J. Pickle Research Campus of The University of Texas at Austin. The Task Force will update you on progress of its 2006 report: CODE RED: The Critical Condition of Health in Texas.
This Task Force public meeting will begin with registration at 8AM, and will conclude by 12:30PM, when the Task Force members will take all issues addressed into consideration and begin their deliberations on those topics raised. More information will follow soon, but please SAVE THE DATE!!
2007 School of Public Health Career and Practicum Fair
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RAS W-102 A&B and Lobby
Graduating? Considering career options? Looking for a practicum? If so, please join us for the 2007 Career & Practicum Fair. Sites from a wide range of public and private sector settings will be present to meet one on one with students to discuss employment and practicum opportunities. Students are encouraged to bring their resumes to the event. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Public Health Practice. For more information contact: Pantheia Evans, Office of Student Affairs, (713) 500-9024, Pantheia.Evans@uth.tmc.edu or Alison M. Gregg, Office of Public Health Practice, (713) 500-9165, Alison.M.Gregg@uth.tmc.edu
AIHA Texas Health & Safety Conference:
Industrial Hygiene & Safety Professionals’ Role in Community Emergency Preparedness
Friday - Sunday, October 26 – 28, 2007, Radisson Downtown Market Square, San Antonio, Texas
Are you up to date on your role in community emergency preparedness? Would you like some review? Do you want to talk specifics with the experts and your colleagues in a “What would you do” atmosphere? Do you need ABIH CM points? The AIHA Texas Health & Safety Conference will provide the opportunity to revitalize your knowledge and invigorate you as a professional. Keynote Speaker: Richard Dean Wingo, Assistant Regional Administrator, OSHA Region VI. Discount registration fee for students! Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.asp?id=2061 to access the course brochure, keynote information and course agenda, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: (713) 500-9451, toll free (866) 394-8700, or Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Global Health Concentration Faculty Retreat
Friday, October 26, 2007, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Jesse Jones Library
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
