UMN: Bio-Med Library - Public Health

What: Public Health Institute Lecture

Presented by: Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Associate Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD), and Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. He was recently elected to membership in the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.

When: June 7, 2005, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: Cowles Auditorium – Humphrey Institute
301 19th Ave South
University of Minnesota – West Bank Campus
Minneapolis, Minnesota

To register: Go to http://ustar.ahc.um

More Events: http://www.sph.umn.edu/news/events/phiosterholm.html

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The second candidate will interview later this week for the Bio-Medical Reference Librarian position. The presentation topic is, "Serving the Biomedical Research Community: Future Roles, Challenges and Opportunities" Candidate resumes are available at http://staff.lib.umn.edu/ateam/HRCandidateSearchesMain.html

On Wednesday, May 11, Elizabeth Fine will interview. Her presentation is 10:00-11:00 in 555 Diehl Hall. Liz is currently at the Biomedical Information Service of the University's Bio-Medical Library.

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Presented by: Professor David R. Jacobs, Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Mark A. Pereira, Ph.D.

When: Friday, May 6th, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m

Where: WBOB, 1300 South 2nd Street, Conference Room 364 (3rd floor)

Full Announcement: http://www.sph.umn.edu/news/events/episeminarcoffee.html

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This year's Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) meeting willl focus on environmental health issues. For more information, please visit http://www.mpha.net/2005ConferenceSaveTheDate.pdf.

Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, will be delivering a keynote lecture on Atrazine Exposure in Frog Development. Student representative Scott Sibbel is organizing bus transportation to the event for students, staff or faculty who would like to attend. The bus will return to campus late afternoon. In addition a bus driver is being sought (must be at least 25 years old, have a clean driving record, and a valid US Driver's License). For more information contact Sibbel at sibbe008@umn.edu.

Full Announcement: http://www.sph.umn.edu/news/events/mphameeting.html

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About The Institute

The Public Health Institute, offered through the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, provides professionals a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a chosen field of study for a single course or for the entire three weeks of the Institute.

The 2005 Public Health Institute has something for everyone practicing in or studying public health or in fields related to public health. Build or expand professional knowledge and expertise, learn best practices, broaden career options, network with other professionals, or explore a new area of interest.

Participants can design an educational experience that best advances their own professional goals and interests. Courses can be taken to fulfill requirements for a certificate or degree program or for continuing education credit. Course content emphasizes theory to practice with opportunities for tabletop exercises, field trips, case studies, hands-on labs, and simulations.

Full Details: http://www.sph.umn.edu/publichealthplanet/events/institute/home.htmlAbout The Institute

Full Details: http://www.sph.umn.edu/publichealthplanet/events/institute/home.htmlAbout The Institute

The Public Health Institute, offered through the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, provides professionals a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a chosen field of study for a single course or for the entire three weeks of the Institute.

The 2005 Public Health Institute has something for everyone practicing in or studying public health or in fields related to public health. Build or expand professional knowledge and expertise, learn best practices, broaden career options, network with other professionals, or explore a new area of interest.

Participants can design an educational experience that best advances their own professional goals and interests. Courses can be taken to fulfill requirements for a certificate or degree program or for continuing education credit. Course content emphasizes theory to practice with opportunities for tabletop exercises, field trips, case studies, hands-on labs, and simulations.

Full Details: http://www.sph.umn.edu/publichealthplanet/events/institute/home.html

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The Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Libraries are co-hosting a free forum on open access publishing, Ownership and Access in Scholarly Publishing.

The forum is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at:

• UMB School of Nursing Auditorium (Live)
  
• JHU School of Medicine Mountcastle Auditorium (Live Broadcast)
  
• JHU Homewood Campus: Bloomberg Auditorium (Live Broadcast)
  
• JHU Homewood Campus: SDS Room in Mattin Center (Live Broadcast)
  
• From your own desktop (Webcast)
  

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For more information click here...

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