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Spring 2004
#14 - Week of May 3,
2004
è1. Final
exams start on Wednesday, May 5. NOT TO WORRY, Websites for Idle Minds
has been updated!!
è 2. SCHEDULE FOR
SUMMER PRACTICE MCAT's ON THE CBU CAMPUS.
è 3. Dog Wash,
sponsored by Beta Beta Beta, THIS Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.!
è 4. Poster
session for BIOL 495, Bioinformatics, Monday, May 3.
è 5. Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces Nursing grants. (Thanks
to Dr. Johnny Holmes, Dean of the School of Science, for forwarding this to
me.)
è 6. SCIENCE
GROUP SAYS U.S. BUDGET PLAN WOULD HARM RESEARCH from The New York Times
(Registration Required), from the April 23, 2004 issue of Science in the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 7. MOOD DRUGS
FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIRE AGAIN from The Globe and Mail, from the April 23,
2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 8. CURRY
INGREDIENT MAY FIGHT CYSTIC FIBROSIS from Associated Press, from the
April 23, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
è 9. ANTI-SODA
PROGRAM, OBESITY DROP LINKED from The Boston Globe, from the April 23,
2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 10. ACTUAL
SENTENCES FOUND IN PATIENTS' HOSPITAL CHARTS, sent to me by Edin
(Meevludin) Basic, currently an M-2 at the University
of Health Sciences in Kansas City, MO,
so he oughta know.
è 11. Life. It all
depends on your perspective. (Photos taken at Mweya Lodge, Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, January 2004.)
è 12. As you put
the finishing touches on your term papers, remember this!!
#13 - Week of April 26,
2004
è 1. Changes
in prostate cancer testing urged. From the April 7, 2004 edition of USA
Today, by Liz Szabo.
è 2. Student
discounts for the upcoming Fourth World Conference on Nutritional Medicine
in San Francisco,
May 27-30, 2004
è 3. PREMED OF
COLOR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP
Director at SDSU.)
è 4. UNC-CH'S
SICK MICE OFFER HOPE from The (Raleigh,
NC) News & Observer,
appearing in the April 19, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. Received
this week.
è 6. A total of
13,200 new Medical Technologists (MT) and Medical Laboratory Technicians
(MLT) are needed each year to meet the demand for laboratory services
è 7. The men and
women serving in Iraq deserve our support and prayers. Here's a reason
(actually 2 reasons, when you see the photo) why.
è 8. DRUG MAKERS
HOPE TO KILL THE KICK IN PAIN RELIEF from The New York Times
(Registration Required), from the April 20, 2004 issue of Science in the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 9. LOW-CALORIE
DIET MAY LENGTHEN LIFE from The Washington Post (Registration Required),
from the April 20, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 10. DOCTORS
INVESTIGATE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECT LINKS from The Wall Street Journal, from
the April 20, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
è 11. FISH TALE
from The Boston Globe, from the April 20, 2004 issue of Science in the News,
a daily science digest from Sigma Xi. (Can you believe it? Fish oil is
BA-A-A-A-A-A-ACK!!)
è 11. ONTARIO
STILL RISKS SARS-LIKE 'DISASTER' from The Toronto Globe and Mail,
appearing in the April 21, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 12. DOLLY
SCIENTISTS TO CLONE EMBRYOS from BBC Online, appearing in the April 21,
2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 13. AmeriCorps
is offering 15 full-time & 10 part-time, one year positions for
internships in the Memphis
area, beginning August 2, 2004.
#12 - Week of April 12,
2004
è1.
SCIENTISTS DETAIL HORMONE'S ROLE IN THE IMPULSE TO EAT from The
Washington Post (Registration Required), appearing in the April 2, 2004 issue
of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. U.S. WON'T
ALERT PARENTS, DOCTORS ON MERCURY IN FLU SHOTS FOR KIDS from The Los
Angeles Times, appearing in the April 2, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a
daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. RESEARCHERS
SEEK TO CREATE A LIVING CELL from The Wall Street Journal, appearing in
the April 2, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
è 4. Coming up
on Tuesday, April 20, we will be having a chocolate tasting session,
featuring Godiva Chocolates.(!)
è 5. STUDY
ADVISES AGAINST DRUGS FOR CHILDREN IN DEPRESSION from The New York Times
(Registration Required), appearing in the April 8, 2004 issue of Science in
the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. A
LEADING KILLER AMONG WOMEN from Newsday, appearing in the April 14, 2004
issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 7. Received
this week.
è 8. Year-long
internships, sponsored by AmeriCorps, will be available at the Church Health Center.
From an e-note distributed by Pam Detrie, Ph.D., Behavioral Health Promotion
Psychologist, Church Health Center.
è 9. INSOMNIA
IN KIDS LINKED TO LATER DRUG USE from The Toronto Globe and Mail,
appearing in the April 15, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 10. You've
heard the term "Steel Magnolias" to describe strong-willed Southern
women? Don't ever, ever, mess with Analice Sowell, the School of
Science secretary, AKA The Science Queen!
#11 - Week of April 5,
2004
è1. MUTATION LINKED TO BRAIN DISORDER from Newsday,
from the March 26, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 2.
ABORTION'S LINK TO BREAST CANCER DISCOUNTED from The Washington Post
(Registration Required), from the March 26, 2004 issue of Science in the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. Subject: UCLA
STUDY ON FRIENDSHIP AMONG WOMEN Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004. (Thanks to Barbara
Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this.)
è 4. HEALTH
CONCERNS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY from The New York Times (Registration
Required), appearing in the March 29, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a
daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. STUDIES
FAIL TO FIND LINK BETWEEN ACRYLAMIDE AND SOME CANCERS from Associated
Press, appearing in the March 30, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. MomMD is
conducting an extensive survey on women in medicine, which is timely,
because, in 2003, for the first time in American history, more women than men
entered medical school. Here's a link to a survey for premeds, medical
students, and physicians. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for sending me this
item.)
è 7. SUN MAY
INCREASE CHANCE OF CERTAIN STD from Associated Press, from the March 31,
2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 8. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center of Excellence for Diseases
of Connective Tissue and The Rheumatic Disease Research Core Center
presenting Pathogenic Mechanisms of Fibrosis: Search for Common Ground, April
22-23, 2004.
è 9. LACK OF
RESEARCH STYMIES EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE HERBAL SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY from
Associated Press, appearing in the March 31, 2004 issue of Science in the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 10. Blue Shield
is a nationally-renowned health insurance company. Here is the March 31,
2004 issue of mylifepath.com's "health update" newsletter. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
#10 - Week of March 29,
2004
è 1. MANY
RURAL AFRICANS MAY HAVE HIV-LIKE VIRUS FROM RAW PRIMATE MEAT from The
Baltimore Sun, appearing in the March 19, 2004 issue of Science in the News,
a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. ADDRESSING
THE UNTHINKABLE, U.S. REVIVES STUDY OF FALLOUT from The New York Times
(Registration Required), appearing in the March 19, 2004 issue of Science in
the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. The Quillen
College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
grooms the majority of their graduates for careers in primary care. (An
e-note from Annalisa Mills, Admissions Counselor.)
è 4. ADULT STEM
CELL TRANSPLANTS FAIL IN 2 STUDIES from The San Francisco Chronicle,
appearing in the March 22, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. Received
this week.
è 6. FDA URGES
DRUGMAKERS TO INCLUDE SUICIDE WARNING ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS from Newsday,
appearing in the March 23, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 7. Try to imagine
the way you were as a 5-year old in kindergarten. Got a mental image?
Good. NOW read "Boy, 5, sprinkles marijuana on schoolmate's
lasagna", from the Wednesday, March 24, 2004 issue of the Commercial
Appeal.
è 8. PENGUIN-CAM
SNAPS AMAZING IMAGES from BBC Online, appearing in the March 22, 2004
issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 9. Benjamin A.
Gilman International Scholarship for Undergraduate Study Abroad
Fall 2004 Application Now Available. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP
Director at San Diego State University for sending me this one.)
#9 - Week of March 22,
2004
è 1. Students
win the 4th Annual Youth & Vitality vs. Old Age & Deceit Charity
Volleyball Game!!
è2.. It's
Science Fair time again, and we need judges!
è 3. PLAN FOR
SHARP RISE IN MAD COW TESTING GETS MIXED REACTION from The New York Times
(Registration Required), from the March 17, 2004 issue of Science in the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 4. STATIN
NATION: DO WE ALL NEED TO LOWER OUR 'BAD' CHOLESTEROL? From The Boston
Globe, ), from the March 17, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. SCIENCE
WINNING BATTLE AGAINST DISFIGURING DISEASE from The Toronto Globe and
Mail, from the March 16, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. WHEN BARLEY
BEATS BARCODES from The Christian Science Monitor, from the March 18,
2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
#8 - Week of March 15,
2004
è1. What?!!?
Spring Break 2004 is HISTORY, and YOU STILL HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR TERM
PAPER? DID YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN BE BAD FOR YOU??
è 2. If you were a
molecular embryologist, and your kids had insulin-dependent diabetes,
what would you do? WHEN NEW SCIENCE IGNITES A FIRESTORM from The San
Francisco Chronicle, from the February 24, 2004 issue of Science in the News,
a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center sponsors a summer Health Career
Opportunity Program (HCOP)
è 4. Received
this week
è 5. ENGINEERED
DNA FOUND IN CROP SEEDS from The Washington
Post (Registration Required), from the February 24, 2004 issue of Science in
the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. Loyola
University - Chicago offers a Masters of Arts in Medical Sciences
è 7. Columbia
University offers a 1-year Master's Degree in Nutrition
è 8. The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School would like to
invite you to the 3rd annual Career Day for Basic Biomedical
Sciences which will be held April 22-23, 2004
è 9. For those of
you planning on presenting research papers at conferences: Kodak
Pre-discloses Plans To Discontinue Slide Projectors and Accessories in 2004
(From an e-mail sent by Dr. John Dickerman to the biolab listerv on March 1,
2004.)
è 10. ANTIBACTERIALS
OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION, STUDY SAYS from The Washington Post
(Registration Required), from the March 2, 2004 issue of Science in the News,
a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 11. MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS to African
Americans. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for sending me this.)
è 12. EPILOGUE:
The final word on nutrition and health.
#7 -
Week of March 1, 2004
è 1. EXPERTS
SAY USDA OFFICIALS UNDERESTIMATE MAD-COW RISK from The Denver Post, from
the Friday, 13 February 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. NEW METHOD
DEVISED TO REPAIR NERVES from The Hartford Courant, summarized in the 18
February 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma
Xi.
è 3. CHOLESTEROL
DRUGS CUT HEART-FAILURE DEATHS from The Los Angeles Times, summarized in
the 18 February 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 4. TESTS
SUGGEST LINK BETWEEN ANGER, SMOKING from Associated Press, summarized in
the 18 February 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 5. USDA ACCUSED
OF MISLEADING PUBLIC ON MAD COW from The Washington Post, summarized in
the 18 February 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 6. The Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine will offer the fourth annual Summer
Institute in Anatomy this June on their medical campus in Baltimore.
è 7. Poor Oral
Health Linked to Coronary Heart Disease. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington,
PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this e-article.)
è 8. A
fascinating collection of portraits pertaining to pioneers in histology.
è 9. You
know, a casual sexual encounter during Spring Break, or ever, might not
be in your best interest. Here are some reasons why. (Photos from
STD101 for Non-Clinicians, a PowerPoint file distributed by the Center for
Disease Control.)
è 10. It's
Midterm Exam Week! Do you know what THAT means??
#6 - Week of February
23, 2004
è1. MATURE
HUMAN EMBRYOS CLONED: South Koreans' Work Has Medical Promise But Raises
Concerns, from The Washington Post, appearing in the February 12, 2003
edition of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. REPORT:
CUT SALT, BOOST POTASSIUM, from The Philadelphia Inquirer, appearing in
the February 12, 2003 edition of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 3. The
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has its Open House on
Saturday, March 6.
è 4. The original
question to the HLTHPROF listserv was, "Does EMT training help in
getting admitted to medical school?" Here is one advisor's (Dr.
Keith Bradley, MD) reply.
è 5. The Johns
Hopkins University and the Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer
Institute have created a Molecular Targets and Drug Discovery
Technologies concentration in their Master of Science in Biotechnology
program.
è 6. The
University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) offers a M.D./Ph.D. Program in
Philosophy. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for
sending me this.)
è 7. Summer Research
Program at the University of Arkansas - Little Rock. Application Deadline
is March 1, 2004.
è 8. Next
Wednesday, February 25, Carol Tsagarakis, P.E., will speak on "The Clean
Air Act: An Overview", as part of CHE 492 Air Pollution Control
class, from 1:00-1:50 pm in Nolan Room 241.
è 9. Epilogue:
How a panel of doctors voted on the proposal to add a new wing to the
hospital…
#5 - Week of February
16, 2004
è 1. OK,
here are YOUR answers to the question, "What are YOUR theories on
ensuring that we get sufficient snowfall to get a snow day?"
è 2. Finch
University/Chicago Medical School announces name change .
è 3. Mercer
University's Southern School of Pharmacy announces its annual open house,
Day at Mercer, on March 5, 2004
è 4. Personal
travelogue to Uganda -- January 1 through 14, 2004.
è 5. Malaria is
a BIG deal in Uganda, hence the proposed MIRT research there.
è 6. The
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry is offering 30 dental
externships.
è 7. INFANT
DEATHS RISE FOR 1ST TIME SINCE '58 from The Los Angeles Times, from the
February 12, 2004 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
#4 - Week of February 9,
2004
è 1. The
question to the HLTHPROF listserv was, "Which national exams do
veterinary schools consider?"
è 2. Wilderness
medicine as a medical specialty -- an e-note sent to the HLTHPROF listserv
by Dr. Robert Bowman.
è 3. Many thanks
to Rodney Paullus for a successful first Wednesday Afternoon Tea!
è 4. A
change in next week's (February 11) Wednesday Afternoon Tea venue -- Preparing
for the MCAT (It'll be on THURSDAY, February 12, too!)
è 5. This is
the FIRST OFFICIAL HEADS-UP ANNOUNCEMENT regarding this summer's PRACTICE
MCATs administered under TEST CONDITIONS!
è 6. Global Vision
International (GVI), a UK based non-governmental organization (NGO) is
sponsoring a Coral Reef Research Assistance Expedition, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.
è 7. What are
YOUR theories on ensuring that we get sufficient snowfall to get a snow day?
#3 - Week of February 2,
2004
è 1. Introducing:
Wednesday Afternoon Tea, from 4 to 5 p.m., starting Wednesday afternoons,
February 4. FIRST TOPIC: Part I of "So You Want to Be a Doctor."
è 2. SMELL'S PATH
TO THE BRAIN from The Baltimore Sun, appearing in the December 16, 2003
issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. STUDY SHOWS
HOW COMMON DRUGS MIGHT HELP FIGHT CANCER, from The Hartford Courant, from
the December 16, 2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
è 4. 'MORNING
AFTER' PILL (without a prescription!) GETS NOD FROM FDA from The
Washington Post, from the December 16, 2003 issue of Science in the News, a
daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. February
2 is the deadline for the Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program,
sponsored by the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional
MD-PhD Program.
è 6. The Southern
College of Optometry (Memphis, TN) will be holding its annual Discover
Optometry 2004 program on Friday, March 26, 2004.
è 7. The College of
Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
announces its Summer Research Scholarship Program.
#2 - Week of January 27:
Special Edition -- Summer Research Opportunities 2004
è 1. An
introduction.
è 2. The
Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program at the Joan and Sanford I.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University will conduct a seven-week program
for premedical students from diverse backgrounds who have a major interest in
working with underserved populations, and will have completed their junior
year of college.
è 3. REU
Program in Land conservancy and Resource management at Gettysburg College
(PA).
è 4. University of
California - San Francisco Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)
è 5. The
University of Maine Darling Marine Center is offering internships this
summer for research opportunities in invertebrate biology, ecology and
taxonomy, biogeochemisrty, evolutionary ecology, microbial ecology, maritime
archaeology and much more.
è 6. Undergraduate
Research Internships for Minority students in public health at Harvard University.
è 7. Rockefeller
University, a graduate university in New York City, has a research
program geared for undergraduates to do internship during the summer.
è 8. Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School (in New Jersey) is again sponsoring a Summer
Clinical Internship Program for undergraduates interested in careers in
medicine.
è 9. The
Gateways to the Laboratory Program, sponsored by the Weill
Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City, is a ten
week program which allows freshman and sophomore underrepresented minority
and/or disadvantaged students to experience life as a MD-PhD student.
è 10. William
Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students Hearst
Scholarship Information
è 11. The Ohio
University's College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a six-week Summer
Scholars Program.
è 12. For those
of you interested in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy…
#1 - Week
of January 20, 2004
è 1. If you
are planning on applying to a health-related professional school during
the upcoming 2004-2005 academic year, PLEASE attend this Tuesday's Biology
seminar.
è 2. FLYING FOX
LINKED TO DISEASE from The Boston Globe, from the December 9, 2003 issue
of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. First
Chewable Contraceptive Approved: Provides Same Benefits and Risks as
Other Versions of the Birth Control Pill, from the November 14, 2003 issue of
WebMD Medical News.
è 4. Emotional
Eating: Feeding Your Feelings, a WebMD Feature Article from November 11,
2003.
è 5. Stratospheric
echo locates Munch's Scream, by Tim Radford, science editor, Wednesday
December 10, 2003, The Guardian
è 6. U.S. MAY PUSH
CLONING BAN NEXT YEAR from The Washington Post, from the December 10,
2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 7. Medical
Schools Face Limits in Responding to Physician Shortages, Survey Finds By KATHERINE S. MANGAN, from the
December 10, 2003 issue of Today's News of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
è 8. This week's
"DUH" Award goes to any microsurgeon who fails to heed this bit
of sound advice which appeared in the January, 1999 issue of ThromboSite
Newsletter.
è 9. Comparing
Genomes Shows Split Between Chimps and People By NICHOLAS WADE, from the
December 12, 2003 issue of the New
York Times.com
è 10. Old-Tech
Fight Against Flu: Vaccine production time consuming and outmoded, from
the December 15, 2003 issue of Newsday.com.
Fall
2003
#16 - Week of December
8, 2003
è 1. Not
everyone can earn a Darwin award, but just about anybody can earn a
"DUH" award…
è2. The Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine (Rochester, Minnesota) offers a 10 week Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program.
è 3. The American
Society for Microbiology (ASM) offers a variety of fellowships for
undergraduate and graduate students. (Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for
sending me this.)
è 4. Statistics
on the Midwestern University 2003-2004 Incoming Classes.
è 5. For some
dental school admissions committees, it is SO important to demonstrate
manual dexterity that they will hand you a piece of chalk or wax to sculpt
during your interview!
è 6. The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School would host
its 3rd annual Career Day for Basic Biomedical Sciences on
Thursday and Friday, April 22-23, 2004.
è 7. Wake
Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) will be offering a Summer Research
Opportunities Program (SROP) for rising junior and senior science majors who
are interested in pursuing a graduate degree.
è 8. Roswell
Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY) will offer its 52nd Summer
Research Participation in Science Program for High School and College
Juniors.
è 9. The
National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, will be hosting an exhibit
entitled Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women
Physicians through 2 April 2005.
è 10. Interested
in conducting research on malaria this summer? Join me in Uganda through
MIRT!
#15 - Week of December
1, 2003
è 1. Write
the winning lyrics for FINAL EXAM BLUES, and win a package of
HERSHEY'S KISSES!
è 2. Don't have
enough work to do, or you really DO have enough work to do, but you just
don't want to do it? I have a web site for YOU!
è 3. Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will open a new campus in Florida, LECOM
Bradenton, in September 2004.
#14 - Week of November
24, 2003
è 1. FLU
SEASON MAY BE BAD, CDC WARNS from Associated Press, from the November 18,
2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. RARE
INFECTION THREATENS TO SPREAD IN BLOOD SUPPLY from The New York Times,
from the November 18, 2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. CAN A PILL
BOOST YOUR BRAIN'S ABILITY TO HOLD INFORMATION? from Newsday, from the
November 18, 2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
è 4. Factoids about
the Southern College of Optometry (Memphis,
TN)
è 5. RACIAL
PREJUDICE MAKES YOU STUPIDER, NEW RESEARCH FINDS from The Boston Globe,
from the November 17, 2003 issue of Science in the News, a daily science
digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. If you're
interested in nursing and you already have a degree in another area,
Union University School of Nursing (Jackson, TN) offers an accelerated
12-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at their
GERMANTOWN campus for non-nurses.
è 7. APPLICANTS
TO U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS INCREASE: Women the Majority for the First Time,
from a press release issued by the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) on November 5, 2003.
#13 - Week of November
17, 2003 -- SPECIAL EDITION: INTERVIEWS
è 1. The
Medical School Application: Prepping for the Interview, appearing in http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~ericwang/Application/intv_prep.html
è 2. The
questions that interviewers ask may range from "What would you do if
…" all the way to "How about them Tennessee Titans?"
è 3. What
happens if the confidentiality of evaluations or letters of
recommendation is breached by an interviewer?
è 4. May I suggest
two books to help guide you through various parts of the application
process.
è 5. And now
for something COMPLETELY different -- I am doing my solo debut on
keyboard as a benefit for the Peru Project at Java Cabana on Saturday night,
November 22!
#12 - Week of November
10, 2003
è 1. If you
have not met with your advisor lately, now is a good time. (A message
from Dr. Anna Ross regarding Spring 2004 registration.)
è 2. An excellent
source of science-oriented jobs, sponsored by the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
è 3. BLOOD TEST
DETECTS WEST NILE VIRUS from The San Francisco Chronicle, appearing in
the November 4, 2003, issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma
Xi.
è 4. The fourth
annual summer course in Human Anatomy for Undergraduates will be offered
by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine this year.
è 5. Washington
University's Program in Physical Therapy is currently accepting
applications for the DPT Class of 2007 and you can file your application
on-line!
è 6. This
year's Halloween Day Lunchtime Benefit Concert for Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center was a SMASHING (pumpkin)
success!
è 7. The
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) is now accredited by the
newly-formed accrediting body for medical schools in Mexico,
COMAEM.
è 8. SYNTHETIC
'GOOD' CHOLESTEROL HELPS CLEAR ARTERIES from The Washington Post, from
the November 5, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma
Xi.
è 9. WHOLE
TOMATOES KEY AGAINST CANCER, STUDY SUGGESTS from Newsday, from the
November 5, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
#11 - Week of November
3, 2003
è 1. The
Quillen College of Medicine (East Tennessee State U - Johnson City, TN)
Admissions staff will not make annual campus visits this fall.
è 2. CATS, FERRETS
CAN CARRY SARS VIRUS from The Washington Post, appearing in the October
30, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. Preserving
the past with Future™ -- compliments to the BIOL 111 students who visited
the Coon Creek
Science Center,
McNary County, Tennessee.
è 4. The Medical
Scholars Program (MSP) of the University
of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana, (http://www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/)
welcomes applications from MD/PhD, MD/JD, and MD/MBA candidates
è 5. Tom G. South,
Director of Admissions, University of Arkansas Medical School (Little Rock, AK),
will be on campus to talk to interested students on Tuesday, November 4.
#10 - Week of October
27, 2003
è 1. What?!!? Fall Break 2003 is HISTORY, and YOU
STILL HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR TERM PAPER? DID YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN
BE BAD FOR YOU??
è 2. AEROSPACE
ON 2 WHEELS: LIGHTWEIGHT AND STRONG from The New York Times, appearing in
the October 20, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma
Xi.
è 3. Traces of
Prozac found in fish, an article by Scott Streater, Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, which appeared in the Sunday, October 19, 2003 issue of the
Commercial Appeal.
è 4. The CBU
Student Affiliates Chapter of the American Chemical Society celebrates
National Chemistry Week!
è 5. Don't
forget the Halloween Day Lunchtime Benefit Concert for Le Bonheur
Children's Medical
Center and the
Staff-Faculty Costume Contest this Friday!
#9 - Week of October 20,
2003
è 1. Elon
University's Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program will be having
an Open House on Saturday, October 25.
è 2. BROKEN HEART
MAY CAUSE AS MUCH DISTRESS IN BRAIN AS PHYSICAL INJURY, STUDY SAYS from
Associated Press, appearing in October 10, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. STUDY: NEW
DRUG CUTS BREAST CANCER RELAPSE RISK from The Washington Post, appearing in
October 10, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 4. GENES HOLD
CLUE TO CANCER SPREAD from The Hartford Courant, appearing in October 10,
2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 5. Have a
WONDERFUL Fall Break!
#8 - Week of October 13,
2003
è 1. The
Health Team Newsletter from A. T. Still University of Health Sciences:
October 2003
è 2. Do you want
two tickets to see Staind THIS Sunday in Little Rock?
è 3. You still
have to read the damn textbook before a test anyway: SLEEP APPEARS TO
RESCUE MEMORIES from Associated Press, in the October 9, 2003 issue of In the
News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 4. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis offers two
enrichment/ internship programs for minority and disadvantaged students.
è 5. A reminder
about this weekend's Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic -- VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED.
#7 - Week of October 6,
2003
è 1. Harvard
University offers a Summer Honors Research Program in biomedical sciences
è 2. The Church
Health Center is interested in promoting a liaison with CBU to promote
their internship program. (From a letter written to me by David Waddell,
Educational Liaison)
è 3. "Writing
About Me: a step-by-step guide to developing a powerful personal
statement for your application to schools of medicine, dentistry,
chiropractic, optometry, pharmacy, physician assistant, podiatry, and
veterinary medicine" is now available from Montezuma Publishing.
è 4. Science you
just can't Ig-nore From the Baltimore Sun, September 29, 2003, By Michael
Stroh, Sun Staff
è 5. BAD NEWS
FOR HORMONE (i.e. ESTROGEN) PILLS, from Associated Press, quoted in the
October 1, 2003 issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 6. Dave Brown,
meteorologist for WMC-TV, will be speaking in the Spain Auditorium on
Thursday, October 16, 1 to 2 p.m.
è 7. Drummer,
bass player & guitarist needed for the upcoming Halloween Day
Lunchtime Benefit Concert for Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center,
Friday, October 31, 12:15 to 1 p.m.
è 8. The
Pittsburgh Medical Scientist Training Program, jointly sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh
and Carnegie Mellon University,
offers a 10-week summer research and professional development program for
underrepresented minority students in careers as physician scientists.
è 9. On Saturday
and Sunday, October 11 and 12, 2003, the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic
will open its doors to serve the greater Memphis community.
#6 - Week of September
29, 2003
è 1. Our
Health Career Opportunities Fair will be on Thursday, October 2, in the
East Lounge of the Thomas
Center, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
è 2. The
students in BIOL 413, Parasitology, are sponsoring a raffle for
Goldsmith's Makeup Baskets to fund a week-long internship in tropical
medicine in Peru
next Spring.
è3. Interviewers
are needed for the New Mothers Study, a longitudinal, randomized,
controlled trial which has been ongoing in Memphis for 13 years.
è 4. ASIAN AMERICAN
LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND FALL
UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS 2003 (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at
SDSU for sending me this.)
è 5. A MEDICINE TO
BLOCK COCAINE CRAVINGS from Newsday, appearing in the September 24, 2003
issue of In the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
#5 - Week of September 22, 2003
è 1. What
9/11 has wrought: ACADEMIC FREEDOMS SAID HINDERED BY 9/11 from Associated
Press, appearing in the 13 September 2003 issue of In the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 2. Storage
of platelets has always been a problem, so this is great news:
RESEARCH SHOWS SUGAR MAY EXTEND LIFE OF BLOOD PLATELETS from Associated
Press, appearing in the 13 September 2003 issue of In the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
è 3. Joseph
Hauser, Director of Records & Admissions for the Southern College of
Optometry, will be at the Graduate and Professional School Fair on the
campus of the University
of Memphis on Thursday,
September 25.
è 4. The American
Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) will be hosting
an Osteopathic Medical School Forum on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at the
Hilton Hotel New Orleans Riverside Melrose Room in New Orleans, LA.
è 5. It takes real
scientists to find out that kids who are given nutritious meals and given
extra attention by teachers are more likely to become well-adjusted adults. (Well,
DUH!!) THE ROOTS OF STABLE ADULTS, from the Monday, 8 September 2003
issue of the Washington Post.
è 6. "If
you think education is expensive, try ignorance." -- a note from
Susan Maxwell, Executive Director of the National Association of Advisors f |
